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Cattle ranchers get ready for the year ahead
Mar 21, 2013
We check in with Ken Lenox, cattle rancher in Rolla, Missouri about the lingering effects of last summer's drought.
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Mississippi barges post-drought: Rollin' on the river
Mar 19, 2013
After months of drought, barge line operators on the Mississippi River celebrate the rain.
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Drought lowers Mississippi, holding up barge traffic
Dec 28, 2012
One stretch of the river is closed during the day so Army Corps of Engineers can blast away rock just below the low water.
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2012 was a costly year for severe weather
Dec 24, 2012
Losses from hurricanes, tornadoes, drought and other severe weather events totaled more than any other year besides 2005, the year of Hurricane Katrina.
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Barge lines on the Mississippi expect a waiting game
Dec 19, 2012
Continued drought along the Mississippi River is creating problems for barge lines and the goods they ship.
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A wait-and-see winter for one cattle rancher
Dec 17, 2012
We check back in with cattle rancher Ken Lenox about how he and his herd are preparing for winter.
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Revisiting the catfish economy
Dec 14, 2012
The effects of the summer's drought in the Midwest linger for catfish farmers in Alabama.
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Drought creates crop uncertainty into next year
Dec 11, 2012
The Department of Agriculture's final report for 2012 says farm income increased despite the drought, because of high prices for crops that made it to market. But the drought is continuing into winter and could affect next year's harvests.
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Efforts to keep barge traffic flowing on drought-affected Mississippi River
Dec 4, 2012
Every year roughly $180 billion worth of freight makes its way up and down the Mississippi River. An epic shortage of water on the nation's major inland waterways is expected to put upward pressure on everything from food items, to electricity.
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Drought not over for those on the Mississippi River
Nov 30, 2012
The Mississippi River hovers at record lows as a result of the drought in the Midwest. It could soon mean big problems for the shipping industry on the river.
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