Ledger: Looking Back 25 Years

Producers will have only one opportunity to enroll in the commodity-related provisions of the “Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act,” which is expected to be signed into law this week. . . . This bill, which provides farm payments through the 2002 crop year, keeps intact the general “freedom to farm” framework that has been discussed since last summer, and is not influenced by Market prices. There are several implications of this framework for producers making planting decisions. . . .

Trojan Athlete of the Week is Crystal Wilkinson. This senior at WHS was nominated by tennis coach Paul Mir...