• Chad Hart was contacted by Fran Howard of  AgWeb.com for an interview on U.S. and world crop stocks and the availability of corn in the upcoming marketing year. He also spoke with Dirck Steimel of the Iowa Farm Bureau Spokesman on government support for ethanol.


• Linda Smith, a reporter with DTN/Progressive Farmer contacted Hart for information on crop damage from the recent storm in central Iowa and governmental support mechanisms for disaster aud. Greg Myer, a reporter for the Financial Times, interviewed Hart on the drought and heat waves in the southern Plains and the impact on agricultural production and markets as well as crop insurance.


• Hart also discussed the USDA’s efforts to streamline farmer reporting of agricultural statistics with Tom Hoskins of Iowa Farmer Today. 

Information courtesy of Jackie King, ISU News Service.