Weekly media connections for the Department of Economics

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  • Bruce Babcock was a guest on The Big Show on WHO Radio with Mark Pearson. He answered questions about agricultural subsidies.

  • Dave Swenson was interviewed Tuesday by Donnelle Eller, a business reporter with The Des Moines Register, who had questions about what a future economy in Iowa will look like if the slow rates of growth continue. He was also interviewed today by Dick Layman, a news anchor with WHO-AM in Des Moines, about the economics of a new proposal to raise the mpg for Detroit-made cars to 60.

  • Chad Hart responded to three reporters' calls on Friday's USDA reports, the price outlook going forward, and the factors that could impact the market over the next couple of months: Scott Kilman, Wall Street Journal; Tim Hoskins, Iowa Farmer Today; and Ed Clark, Farm Journal Media.Information courtesy of Jackie King, ISU News Service.