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Items from Monday, May 16, 2011
01. MORGANZA SPILLWAY OPENING WILL AFFECT MANY FARMERS
Duration 1:00
Farmers and others in the path of waters from the Morganza Spillway knew that someday it might have to be opened and their homes flooded to avert a bigger disaster, but were hoping it would never happen. (Gary Crawford, Colonel Ed Fleming and Cyril Porche)
02. ACTUALITY: OFFICIAL EXPLAINS OPENING OF MORGANZA SPILLWAY
Duration 0:48
Colonel Ed Fleming, Commander of the New Orleans district of the Army Corps of Engineers, talking Saturday about the decision to open the Morganza Spillway north of New Orleans to protect millons of people downstream from devastating flood damage.
03. ACTUALITY: LOUISIANA FARMERS SACRIFICING A LOT IN SPILLWAY OPENING
Duration 0:47
John "Sassy" Pourciau (pronounced Pooshow), an official of Pointe Coupee parish in Louisiana saying his farmers are sacrificing what would have been an excellent income year in order to prevent massive destruction downstream.
04. CATFISH INDUSTRY BRACES FOR FLOOD WATERS
Duration 1:00
What could the catfish industry in the lower Mississippi River Valley face if flooding becomes an issue? (Rod Bain and Jimmy Avery of Mississippi State University Extension)
05. ACTUALITY: ON FLOOD CONCERNS FOR MISSISSIPPI CATFISH INDUSTRY
Duration 0:59
Jimmy Avery of Mississippi State University Extension expresses where some of the potential areas of flood concern might be for his state's catfish producers and some of the potential impacts.
06. FOOD PRICES KEEP CLIMBING
Duration 1:00
Food shoppers are continuing to see prices going up for almost everything, but last month overall food price inflation was less than for all items in the economy. (Gary Crawford and Ricky Volpe)
07. ACTUALITY: A COMPARISON OF FOOD PRICES NOW AND THIS TIME LAST YEAR
Duration 0:32
Ricky Volpe, USDA economist, comparing the Consumer Food Price Index for this year with the same time last year....looking at food at restaurants and at grocery stores.
08. CORN AND SOYBEAN PLANTING MAKES PROGRESS
Duration 0:58
A weather window of opportunity has helped farmers plant more of this year's corn and soybean crop this past week. (Rod Bain and Meteorologist Brad Rippey)
09. WEATHER EXTREMES MEAN MIXED CROP PROGRESS BAG IN THE SOUTH
Duration 0:59
How far the cotton and rice crops are advancing in the South depends on the location and the type of weather they have had. (Rod Bain and Meteorologist Brad Rippey)
10. ACTUALITY: ON WINTER WHEAT CROP PROGRESS
Duration 0:59
USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey explains what is happening with the winter wheat crop progress as of May 15th.
11. ACTUALITY: ON SPRING WHEAT CROP PROGRESS
Duration 0:33
USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey gives the latest spring wheat crop planting and progress news.
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