by MBJ Staff Published: March 5,2013
Tags: bank, banker, banking, disaster assistance, disaster recovery, drought, dry, emergency, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, federal agency, heat, hot, loan, natural disaster, severe weather, small business
NORTH MISSISSIPPI — The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes that April 1 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans as a result of the drought that began on Aug. 1, 2012. The SBA’s [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: August 27,2012
Tags: barge, boat, boater, boating, commodity, corn, crop, drought, dry, farm, farmer, farming, grain, hot, port, row crop, severe weather, ship, shipping, towboat, water, water level, Weather
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The drought across the nation’s Corn Belt is contributing to record high grain prices and near-record low river levels, both of which are impacting Mississippi’s corn. Corn prices are at $8 per bushel and have been trading in that range for the past couple of weeks. This is compared to about $5.20 [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: August 22,2012
Tags: damage, disaster, disaster recovery, drought, dry, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, hot, loan, loss, natural disaster, severe weather, small business, Weather
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — 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, Calhoun, Coahoma, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 22,2012
Tags: barge, boat, cargo, Commerce, disaster, drought, dry, hot, maritime, natural disaster, port, rain, river, severe weather, ship, shipping, towboat, vessel, water level, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Low water levels that are restricting shipping traffic, forcing harbor closures and causing barges to run aground on the economically vital Mississippi River are expected to continue into October, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials say. Meanwhile, more than 100 tow boats and barges remain backed up near Greenville due to the [...] [...]
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: 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 23,2012
Tags: boat, boating, dock, dredging, drought, dry, hot, navigable, navigation, outdoors, port, river, river traffic, severe weather, ship, shipping, terminal, water level, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The Vicksburg District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports it is working to hard to keep low water levels from closing commercial navigation on the rivers in its 68,000 square mile area of responsibility. According to the National Weather Service this year’s drought is affecting nearly 61 percent of the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 23,2012
Tags: disaster, disaster recovery, drought, dry, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, federal agency, federal government, finances, financing, hot, loan, natural disaster, severe weather, small busdiness, Weather
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes as a result of drought that began Jan. 3. The SBA’s disaster declaration includes the following counties: Hancock, [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 19,2012
Tags: agricultural, agriculture, commodity, crop, drought, dry, farm, farmer, farming, federal government, historic, hot, law, lawmaker, legislative, rainless, river, row crop, Senate, Senator, severe weather, water, water level, Weather
NORTH MISSISSIPPI — With the U.S. Department of Agriculture issuing a drought disaster designation for north Mississippi, Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) said the expanding drought situation across the nation deserves careful monitoring. The USDA has notified Mississippi officials that four Mississippi counties — DeSoto, Panola, Tate and Tunica — have been granted primary natural disaster [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 16,2012
Tags: agricultural, agriculture, commodity, crop, drought, dry, farm, farmer, farming, hot, row crop, water, Weather
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — An ideal growing season through mid-June turned into a hot and dry situation that stressed the state’s crops until widespread rains came after the Fourth of July. The state has experienced very hot and dry weather in the last several weeks, but Mississippi State University experts remain optimistic about the overall potential. [...] [...]
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