Information courtesy of Jackie King, ISU News Service. 

Mike Duffy was interviewed by Bloomberg News (Argentina outlet) on land values. He was also interviewed by the  Cedar Rapids Gazette regarding land ownership and aging farmers. 

Liesl Eathington was interviewed by both Mike Crum, a reporter for The Associated Press in the Des Moines Bureau; and Steve Gravelle, a reporter with The Cedar Rapids Gazette, on the release of the latest U.S. Census data and how it relates to Iowa.

Chad Hart spoke with Emily Boyer of Iowa Public Radio about the impact of the downgrade of the credit rating on the Farm Credit System and the possible impacts for Iowa producers. He spoke with Ed Clark of the Farm Journal, also about the downgrade of the credit rating for the U.S. and the resulting market implications. And he spoke with Frank Morris of Harvest Public Media about the drought and crop insurance.

Hart was also interviewed by Larry Kershman of Farm News on crop condition, crop prices and export demand and Jacqui Fatka of Feedstuffs and Farm Futures magazines about federal agricultural policies including those on direct payments and crop insurance.

Peter Orazem was featured in a KTIV (NBC), WHO, and KDSM news segments talking about the potential impact on the economy of the recent decision in Congress to raise the debt ceiling. Click on the following links and scroll down to view these clips: http://mms.tveyes.com/NetReport.aspx?ReportHash=1fe1a828414074a1f2bba3136fcf4591 allow access; http://mms.tveyes.com/NetReport.aspx?ReportHash=9368572a1a3ffe860023b2b2f9663f3a

Dave Swenson was interviewed by Angie Hunt, Ames correspondent for KCCI-TV, on the debt crisis and the consequences for Iowans and Iowa state government operations. Click on the following link and scroll down to view the clip:http://mms.tveyes.com/NetReport.aspx?ReportHash=1fe1a828414074a1f2bba3136fcf4591

Swenson was also interviewed Friday by Aaron Brilbeck, a reporter with WHO-TV, on the stock market and the risk of a double dip recession and what it might mean for Iowa.

Swenson spoke with Trent Rice, KASI on the stock market and the new unemployment report.