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12:38 pm
Fri January 4, 2013

Army Corps Tamps Down Barge Worries On Mississippi

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The USS Inaugural minesweeper, lays on its side exposed on a sand bar on the Mississippi River south of St. Louis on December 7, 2012.
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Updated at 2:20 pm with comments from Gov. Jay Nixon.

Federal officials say they're confident that they'll be able to keep a crucial stretch of the drought-starved Mississippi River open to barge traffic and avoid a shipping shutdown that the industry fears is imminent.

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Drought
2:48 pm
Thu January 3, 2013

Drought Puts The Squeeze On Already Struggling Fish Farms In Mo., Elsewhere

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Catfish swim in a tub outside the Osage Catfisheries office.
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Osage Catfisheries drained this catfish pond to make room for another, potentially more lucrative species, such as paddlefish or bass.
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Originally published on Thu January 3, 2013 5:10 pm

This year's drought delivered a pricey punch to US aquaculture, the business of raising fish like bass and catfish for food. Worldwide, aquaculture has grown into a $119 billion industry, but the lack of water and high temperatures in 2012 hurt many U.S. fish farmers who were already struggling to compete on a global scale.

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Economy
8:15 am
Thu January 3, 2013

Drought Concerns Remain For Barge Industry

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The barge industry again raised concerns Wednesday about the impact low water levels on the Mississippi River will have on shipping.

According to a new report from American Waterways Operators, low water could affect more than 8,000 jobs along the river. The group's spokeswoman, Ann McCulloch, says the situation isn't expected to improve any time soon.

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