Bruce Babcock responded to an inquiry from Jaqui Fatka of Farm Futures requesting his thoughts on making the next farm bill smarter. He spoke with Sarah Glazer who is writing for Congressional Quarterly's Global Researcher magazine about rising food prices. She talked to him about federal support and mandates for biofuels production and any food price effect. He received a request from Megan Hawkins of Fox News to schedule an interview with Neil Cavuto tonight covering whether there is a link between widespread use of high fructose corn syrup by food manufacturers resulting from corn subsidies and consumer obesity. The interview has not yet been confirmed.

Dave Swenson was interviewed by Dave Driesen, business editor of the Sioux City Journal, concerning questions about the Sioux City Metropolitan area labor force and how it has fared during the recession and recovery. He was also interviewed by Tom Demeropolis, a reporter with the Cincinnati Business Courier, about the Cincinnati area economic impacts of more local foods in restaurants and stores.