Information courtesy of Jackie King, ISU News Service

• Bruce Babcock spoke to David Nicklaus of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on the Senate's vote to eliminate the ethanol subsidy. Babcock talked with a San Francisco Chronicle reporter about how much ethanol subsidies may have increased corn prices. And he spoke with AP reporter David Mercer about how the ethanol industry would fare without the ethanol subsidy.
• Jill Burcum, editorial writer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, spoke with Bruce Babcock for background on an editorial she is preparing on the VEETC—the ethanol blender's subsidy. Babcock also corresponded with David Rapp, editor-at-large with Bloomberg Government (a new DC-based subscription web service covering the business impact of government action), about summarizing Babcock's issue paper on “The Impact of US Biofuel Policies on Agricultural Price Levels and Volatility” for an op-ed.
• Dave Swenson was interviewed by Donnelle Eller, a business reporter with The Des Moines Register, who had questions on the different paces of recovery among Iowa's metropolitan economies. He also spoke to Eller for a profile of Iowa manufacturing. Swenson also spoke with Rebecca Maxwell, WHO radio on Iowa manufacturing profiles.
• Chad Hart spoke with Michael Crumb, an AP reporter, about commodity prices and their impact on food prices. He spoke with Sue Danielson of WHO radio about Missouri River flooding and also about shipping on the river. Hart spoke with Julie Holstein, a researcher with 60 Minutes, for background on farm subsidies.  He was interviewed by Angie Hunt, KCCI, about ethanol subsidies and the Senate's vote to remove them. He talked with Greg Forbes, a reporter for the Denison Bulletin & Review, about the factors shaping corn and soybean prices. Hart also scheduled interviews with Jeff DeYoung, Iowa Farmer Today, about Missouri River flooding and crop prices, and with David Bennett of the Delta Farm Press about biofuels and policy.
• Hart was also featured on several state and local broadcast news reports regarding the recent Senate vote to eliminate ethanol tax credits. Click on the following link to view these clips:  http://www.criticalmention.com/report/7809x221286.htm
• Babcock also commented on the potential elimination of the ethanol industry subsidy, and was featured on several state and local boradcast news reports. Click on the following link to view these clips:http://www.criticalmention.com/report/7809x222061.htm#
• Babcock was interviewed by the Minneapolis Star Tribune about the effect of the loss of ethanol subsidies on Minnesota ethanol plants. He spoke to Ellyn Ferguson of Congressional Quarterly about advanced biofuels