Chad Hart, professor, was interviewed for a Sept. 18 Radio Iowa story, "Creighton economist says Iowa’s unemployment rate ‘undervalued.’"
During a rally last night in Wisconsin, President Trump announced another round of federal assistance to U.S. farmers who continue to see prices for commodities dip due to the pandemic. Iowa State University ag economist Chad Hart said the spending was authorized by the so-called CARES Act that passed congress this spring.
“This has been telegraphed for some time,” said Hart, who is also a guest on this week’s “Iowa Press” on Iowa PBS. “It’s about $13-14 billion dollars of support here…to help producers that are still suffering from price losses from earlier.”
In a Sept. 21 RadioIowa interview on "Ethanol again driving campaign conversation in 2020."
Iowa State University ag economist Chad Hart said getting retailers to sell a higher blend of ethanol seems to be the industry’s aim.
“Originally it was E85, but a lot of the concentration now has been on E15 and getting that expanded nationwide,” said Hart, during a joint appearance with Goss on “Iowa Press” on Iowa PBS.