by MBJ Staff Published: August 15,2012
Tags: disaster, disaster recovery, drought, dry, emergency, federal agency, heat, hot, loan, natural disaster, severe weather, small business, Weather
MISSISSIPPI DELTA — The U.S. Small Business Administration is making available federal economic injury disaster loans to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes located in Mississippi as a result of the drought. This SBA’s disaster declaration includes the following counties: Bolivar, Coahoma, Quitman, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 10,2012
Tags: biology, crab, drought, dry, ecosystem, education, environment, explosion, higher education, hurricane, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil rig, oil spill, petroleum, pollution, research, seafood, severe weather, shellfish, shrimp, study, tourism, tourist, tropical weather, university, vacation, visitor, Weather, wildlife
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — University of New Orleans researchers are getting federal money to study shrimp and crab populations over the 120 miles of coast between Lake Borgne in Louisiana to Mobile Bay in Alabama. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced funding the $1.2 million five-year study of blue crabs, brown shrimp and white [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 10,2012
Tags: cruise, drought, dry, navigation, river, river traffic, safety, severe weather, Steamboat, stranded, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, water level, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The American Queen steamboat is docked in Memphis, Tenn., unable to paddle on down the Mississippi River because of low water. A trip that began Aug. 3 at Louisville, Ky., was cut short well before the steamboat’s destination of Vicksburg. American Queen Steamboat Company’s Tim Rubacky tells The Commercial Appeal navigation problems [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: August 8,2012
Tags: agriculture, commodity, cotton, crop, drought, dry, education, farm, farmer, farming, higher education, research, row crop, scientist, severe weather, university, Weather
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Despite high heat and long periods without rain, the state’s cotton is looking pretty good, although dealing with reduced acres. Nationally, producers planted 14 percent less cotton this year than last, primarily because of high corn and soybean prices. Mississippi followed this national trend; producers planted 580,000 acres of cotton in 2012 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 7,2012
Tags: construction, drinking water, drought, dry, engineer, engineering, Fresh water, river, saltwater, severe weasther, sill, water, water level, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The Army Corps of Engineers said yesterday it would construct an underwater sill in the Mississippi River as it seeks to stop saltwater from threatening drinking water supplies in the New Orleans area. It’s needed because water levels in the drought-stricken Mississippi have gotten so low that the river is nearly at [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: August 7,2012
Tags: bank, banking, disaster, disaster recovery, drought, dry, emergency, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, federal agency, federal government, finance, financial institution, financing, loan, natural disaster, severe weather, small business, Weather
BENTON COUNTY and MARSHALL COUNTY — The U.S. Small Business Administration is making available federal economic injury disaster loans to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes located in Benton and Marshall counties in Mississippi as a result of the drought. Under this declaration, [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: August 6,2012
Tags: disaster, disaster recovery, drought, dry, federal government, heat, loan, natural disaster, severe weather, small business, Weather
NORTH MISSISSIPPI — The U.S. Small Business Administration has made available federal economic injury disaster loans to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes located in the counties of Benton, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Tate and Union in Mississippi as a result of drought. Under [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 6,2012
Tags: boat, boater, boating, dredge, dredging, drought, dry, flood, flooding, port, rain, river, river traffic, sediment, severe weather, ship, shipping, transportation, water, water level, Weather, wet
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The Army Corps of Engineers says the historic flood of 2011 dumped more sediment than usual in the lower Mississippi River and rivers in Arkansas and Louisiana. And this year’s extreme low water and low flow are leaving it there. The corps’ Vicksburg office says that’s also making normal dredging very difficult, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 30,2012
Tags: agriculture, bean, commodity, crop, drought, dry, education, farm, farmer, farming, higher education, hot, research, row crop, science, scientist, severe weather, Soybean, university, Weather
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Agriculture experts at Mississippi State University say Mississippi’s soybean crop needs more moisture to complete what has at times been a dry season. Mississippi State’s University Extension Service says recent rains, along with irrigation, have helped after a dry spell in June. “We are thankful for the rain that we’ve received this [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 26,2012
Tags: barge, boat, boating, dredge, dredging, drought, dry, maritime, navigable, navigation, river, river channel, river traffic, severe weather, ship, shipping, water, water level, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The Mississippi River level is continuing to drop, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Memphis says it is using survey boats and dredges to maintain safe navigation. The National Weather Service says drought has dropped the river’s summer level in Memphis to about 13 feet below normal, and it could [...] [...]
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