Bruce Babcock spoke to a writer with Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest about the National Cotton Council's statement about the possibility of replacing direct and counter-cyclical payments for cotton with a program of revenue-based crop insurance.

Amani Elobeid was contacted via email by Susan Buchanan, a new reporter for the New Orleans-based Sugar Journal, for her comments on major developments in the Latin American sugar industry this year.

Chad Hart spoke with the following about the USDA supply and demand reports Monday: Dan Skelton, KICD Radio; Greg Myer, Financial Times; Chet Hollingshead, Iowa Ag Radio Network; Fran Howard, AgWeb.com; and Julie Ingwersen, Reuters

David Swenson spoke with Angie Hunt, the Ames correspondent for KCCI-TV, who had some questions about a representative community to visit that might have perspectives on President Obama's speech tonight that reflected the average rural Iowa city.  Jefferson was the community chosen, and Swenson did some background analysis of the region's manufacturing job and overall job performance for her. He also spoke with Jason Noble, a reporter with The Des Moines Register, and was asked and agreed to watch the President's jobs speech tonight and then answer questions afterward as to what the proposals will mean in terms of job growth and for Iowa.