Steve Nedved
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Apr 11
Feds file new charges against Michael Avenatti
ABC News(LOS ANGELES) — Federal prosecutors in California leveled fresh charges against Michael Avenatti on Thursday, marking yet another legal blow for the controversial celebrity attorney known for representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels. In a 61-page federal indictment detailing 36 counts, prosecutors with the U.S. attorney’s office in the Central District of California described …
Apr 11
‘Trivago guy’ actor Tim Williams charged with driving while intoxicated: Authorities
Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Actor Tim Williams, whose lengthy acting career began its peak streak in 2013 when he was cast in a popular series of ads for the German-based discount travel website Trivago.com, was arrested in Houston and charged with driving while intoxicated after police said they found him unconscious …
Apr 11
Kentucky growers form organic hemp co-op
A group of organic hemp farmers in Kentucky have formed a cooperative to share resources and markets. “There is a top end to this I’m sure, but I don’t think we’re anywhere near that at this point.” Organic farmer and former Kentucky State University researcher Tony Silvernail tells Brownfield he’s working with area farmers and …
Apr 11
Emergency CRP grazing is available in Iowa
Photo courtesy Iowa Farm Bureau Emergency grazing of CRP acres in Iowa will be allowed through mid-May for livestock producers who lost pasture or fencing due to recent flooding. Producers must request FSA county office approval before moving livestock onto those acres. Contact your local FSA office for details. Continue reading Emergency CRP grazing is …
Apr 11
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 11, 2019
May corn closed at $3.60, down 1 and 3/4 cents May soybeans closed at $8.95 and 1/4, down 6 and 3/4 cents May soybean meal closed at $307.20, down $2.90 May soybean oil closed at 28.98, down 9 points May wheat closed at $4.60 and 1/2, up 2 and 1/2 cents Apr. live cattle closed …
Apr 11
Watch now: In new video, Little Big Town continues looking for a God for “The Daughters”
ABC/Image Group LAIn their new music video, Little Big Town continues the story of the “The Daughters,” a moving ballad that questions the way society treats women. The official video extends the narrative of the previously-released “Dancers Cut,” which shows Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet performing the track in a high school gymnasium, as a group of girls perform …
Apr 11
Justin Moore will sing for “The Ones That Didn’t Make it Back Home” at the National Memorial Day Parade
Big MachineJustin Moore will sing his military-themed hit, “The Ones That Didn’t Make It Back Home,” at this year’s 15th Annual National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C. More than five thousand people will participate in the parade, which will wind its way through the National Mall in the nation’s capital on Monday, May 27th — …
Apr 11
‘Evil acts’: Deputy’s son Holden Matthews arrested for 3 Louisiana church fires
Louisiana State Fire Marshal/iStock(NEW YORK) — The suspect who was arrested in connection to three fires at black churches in Louisiana had ties to “black metal” music, investigators said Thursday. Authorities apprehended Holden Matthews, 21, in St. Landry Parrish after they identified him as the suspect in allegedly setting the fires over a span of …
Apr 11
Get a look at Jason Aldean’s “Rearview Town” live from Tortuga on Friday
Broken BowOn Friday night, Jason Aldean’s set to headline Tortuga Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. But before that, he’ll premiere his new music video for “Rearview Town” — and you can be a part of it. The newly-crowned ACM Artist of the Decade will chat with fans starting at 5:10 p.m. ET on Friday and …
Apr 11
2017 Ag Census: more producers, less farms
The USDA has released the results of the 2017 Census which shows while the number of farms is declining slightly, the number of producers is increasing. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says a change in questioning captured a better understanding of who’s farming. “Do you realize 96 percent of these farms are family owned? I think …