Steve Nedved
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Jul 19
USDA: cattle inventory steady, calf crop down
The USDA’s cattle inventory numbers point to a modest industry contraction later this year. The USDA estimates this year’s calf crop at 36.3 million head, down slightly from 2018, with all cows and heifers that have calved also declining slightly because of a 1% decline in milk cows. All cows and heifers were reported at …
Jul 19
Kacey Musgraves keeps her “World” spinning, adding five more shows
ABC/Image Group LA Kacey Musgraves is extending the second leg of her Oh What a World: Tour this fall, adding five major dates in October. The Texas native will play two shows at The Pavilion in Dallas on October 10 and 11, followed by two nights at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on October 15 and …
Jul 19
Restaurant near where Trump held rally is donating its profits to help immigrants
iStock(GREENVILLE, N.C.) — A Greenville, North Carolina, restaurant near the site of President Donald Trump’s Wednesday rally plans to donate all of its profits from that day to a non-profit immigration advocacy group. “One hundred percent of today’s sales will be donated to American Immigration Council in order to help with the immigration crisis at …
Jul 19
El Paso Police: 29-year-old Texas mom Erika Gaytan missing after date, ‘could be in danger’
iStock(EL PASO, Texas) — A 29-year-old Texas mother who went missing after she went on a date last weekend “could be in danger,” relatives and police said. Erika Gaytan, of El Paso, was last seen in the evening of July 13 or the early morning hours of July 14, according to the El Paso police …
Jul 19
Trump says White House is helping rapper ASAP Rocky, who is being held in Sweden without charges
Christian Vierig/Getty Images(STOCKHOLM) — President Donald Trump spoke out for the first time Friday about the case of rapper A$AP Rocky, who has been held in a Swedish jail for more than two weeks without charges following a street fight. The president said the White House has been communicating with Sweden and working on the …
Jul 19
German Chancellor Merkel expresses ‘solidarity’ with freshman lawmakers after Trump attack
Omer Messinger/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized President Donald’s Trump’s comments that four Democratic congresswomen should “go back” to where they came from, saying the idea “contradicts America’s strength,” and expressed “solidarity with the attacked women.” The chancellor, who made the comments on Friday during her annual press event, said the country’s …
Jul 19
This fall, Keith Urban goes back to the beginning with 20th anniversary vinyl
Capitol Nashville CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban will mark the twentieth anniversary of his self-titled, debut album this fall by releasing it on vinyl for the very first time. The platinum-selling Keith Urban will be available as both a limited-edition lavender LP and on standard black vinyl as well. The record — which originally came …
Jul 19
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seizes British-flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz
iStock(NEW YORK) — A British-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Strait of Hormuz has been seized by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to the tanker’s owner and the guard corps. “Stena Impero … was approached by unidentified small crafts and a helicopter during transit of the Strait of Hormuz while the vessel was in …
Jul 19
Survey says: Jon Pardi and Lauren Alaina play “Celebrity Family Feud” on Sunday
ABC/Byron CohenJon Pardi and Lauren Alaina are teaming up to play ABC’s Celebrity Family Feud this Sunday. The two country stars will try to guess what the “survey says” as they square off against actress Brooklyn Decker and tennis player Andy Roddick on the popular game show, hosted by comedian Steve Harvey. Jon and Lauren compete to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital …
Jul 19
Report: Large loans drive further increases in farm lending
A new report compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City shows the volume of non-real estate farm loans in the second quarter of this year increased 11 percent over last year. That’s the fastest pace of growth for those loans, in the second quarter, since 2011. Operating loans, which comprise the majority of …
