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Catfish farmers challenged by markets lost to imports

Associated Press — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:40:41 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Catfish farmers continue to address production challenges as the industry works to reclaim markets lost to imported fish. Jeremy Robbins, vice president of The Catfish Institute based in Jackson, said farmers have struggled in recent years with high feed prices, their No. 1 expense, while dealing with increased competition from imports. “There [...]

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Catfish group ‘stunned’ by report from GAO, White House

MBJ Staff — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:17:24 +0000

INDIANOLA — Catfish Farmers of America (CFA) are disputing a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Obama Administration that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) catfish inspections are a “duplicative program” and should be eliminated. “Catfish Farmers of America is stunned by the misinformation recently distributed by the GAO and White House [...]

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Officials pondering new proposal for rental properties

Associated Press — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:36:50 +0000

MCCOMB — McComb officials are considering a proposal to require rental property owners to obtain a privilege license and have their properties inspected annually. The Enterprise-Journal reports urban planner Laurence Leyens told the board of selectmen that people make a living from rental properties and it should be treated like any other business. Leyens says [...]

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Towboat company paying for post-accident bridge inspection

Associated Press — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:58:37 +0000

VICKSBURG — A towboat company that owns the barges that struck a Mississippi River bridge in Vicksburg will be billed $2,200 for the span’s post-accident inspection. A two-barge tow pushed by the towboat Natures Way Endeavor, based in Theodore, Ala., struck the bridge at about 1 a.m. Jan. 27, causing one of the barges to [...]

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OSHA fines contractor $117K for alleged trenching violations

MBJ Staff — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:16:27 +0000

BATESVILLE — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Brocato Construction Inc. of Batesville with two willful and one serious safety violation following an inspection of two trenches where workers were relocating gas and water lines along state Highway 305 in Olive Branch. OSHA reports it opened its inspection as [...]

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MDAC checking hay headed to Midwest for fire ants

MBJ Staff — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:02:04 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce’s (MDAC) Bureau of Plant Industry is providing assistance to Mississippi hay producers that are transporting baled hay into areas that do not have established populations of fire ants. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a fire ant quarantine in place that restricts the movement [...]

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OSHA inspectors to watch contractors for fall hazards

MBJ Staff — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:02:09 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Southeast regional offices of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will increase enforcement efforts aimed at reducing an upward trend in construction-related fall fatalities. Falls are one of the four leading causes of employee fatalities in the Southeast, according to OSHA. Beginning Aug. 20, OSHA will be [...]

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Health Department inspects abortion clinic; owner expects citation

Associated Press — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:27:53 +0000

JACKSON — Health officials have inspected Mississippi’s lone abortion clinic, the first step in a process that could lead to its closure if a new state law survives a legal challenge. Following Monday’s inspection, the Mississippi Department of Health has 10 working days to issue findings. The Jackson Women’s Health Organization continues to perform abortions [...]

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Under the microscope

Wally Northway — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 06:00:17 +0000

The latest round in the three-year heavyweight political battle that involves U.S. farm-raised catfish, food safety, government spending and international diplomacy is in the books. Who won, who lost and where the domestic catfish industry goes from here is yet to be determined. The last week of May, two public comment hearings were held — [...]

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