John Beghin spoke with Kim Geiger, of the LA Times and Chicago Tribune, and Alan Bjerga, of Bloomberg, on impact of the current sugar policy and the new farm bill debate.

Dave Swenson was interviewed by Ed Tibbets, a reporter with the Quad City Times, concerning questions and interpretation relating to the declining labor force. He was also interviewed by Sharon Cohen, of The Associated Press in Chicago, who had questions about Iowa's economy, its recovery, and how those factors might play out in the upcoming presidential election.