Mike Duffy spoke with the DM Register, Reuters news service, WHO radio in DM, and WNEX radio from Sioux Falls, SD on the high priced land sale in NW Iowa.

Ann Johanns was a guest on IPR’s Talk of Iowa, talking about a study on crop rotations.

Dave Swenson spoke with Canada's Sun News Network (Ontario) on the economy in Iowa and the Des Moines Register’s recent endorsement of Romney for president. Additional contacts:

• Jennifer Jacobs, DMR, on a response to Romney's speech regarding the diversion of funding from Medicare under the Affordable Care Act.
• Participant in a Youth Vote broadcast originating at Wartburg College, fielding questions on government debt and unemployment.
• Guest on the Trent Rice show on KASI radio, talking about the election and the economy, and the impact of disasters on economic growth.