Chad Hart spoke with the Iowa State Daily on food pricing, and the Des Moines Register on the current stock of grain. He also spoke with the following:

• Corn and Soy Digest on grain markets
• Successful Farmer on grain quality and biofuel policy/marketing
• IPR/River to River on the drought and green pricing

Dave Swenson spoke with Dick Lehman, WHO radio, and Jennifer Jacobs, DMR, on this morning's job and unemployment numbers. He also spoke with Jason Clayworth, DMR, on the impact of the "fiscal cliff" on the economy, and whether there were aspects that particularly affected Iowa.