BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 17, 2026--
Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO ), the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, announced today that its customers have contributed more than $547,000 to help provide a critical lifeline to animal shelters and rescues impacted by natural disasters through the Relief for Rescues Fund.
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From May 26 to June 7, Tractor Supply customers donated to the Relief for Rescues Fund at checkout, either in store or at TractorSupply.com. Tractor Supply and Miranda Lambert’s MuttNation Foundation established the Relief for Rescues Fund in 2023. Since then, more than $1.6 million has been allocated to over 166 shelters and rescues in the wake of hurricanes, floods, wildfires, tornadoes and other devastating events.
“Anyone who knows our customers realizes pretty quick that their pets are truly part of the family,” said Kimberley Gardiner, Tractor Supply’s chief marketing officer. “That’s why this partnership with Miranda and MuttNation resonates so strongly. When disasters strike, shelters and rescue organizations often face overwhelming challenges, and our customers never hesitate to lend a hand. Their generosity continues to make a meaningful difference, helping provide care and support for animals when they need it most.”
When natural disasters strike, Relief for Rescues provides funds directly to impacted shelters and rescues, as well as organizations offering boots-on-the-ground assistance, covering all aspects of recovery: food, supplies, veterinary care, transport and repairs. In 2025 alone, MuttNation Foundation deployed hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Fund to assist with recovery from multiple disasters, including the California wildfires in January and the Texas Hill Country floods in July.
“Animals are some of the most vulnerable victims of natural disasters, and after seeing the devastation of events like the Texas floods, I’m more committed than ever to making sure Relief for Rescues is there for every shelter that needs us," said Lambert.
The three-time GRAMMY Award-winning superstar partnered with Tractor Supply to create the Relief for Rescues Fund after witnessing the lack of resources available to animal shelters after catastrophic events. Together, they launched an in-store and online Tractor Supply fundraiser, using the initial money raised to create a dedicated fund.
Tractor Supply and MuttNation Foundation have collaborated since 2019 and together support MuttNation’s annual Mutts Across America program, providing grants to animal shelters nationwide. Tractor Supply is also the exclusive home for MuttNation pet products. A percentage of all MuttNation sales goes to the MuttNation Foundation to further support its mission to promote and facilitate adoption of shelter pets.
Little Red Wagon Pet Supply Drive
As part of its support of Miranda Lambert and the Music City Rodeo, Tractor Supply hosted a "Help Us Fill the Little Red Wagon" pet supply drive to benefit shelter animals in the Nashville community.
Held on May 28 at the Tractor Supply tent outside Bridgestone Arena, the activation encouraged rodeo fans to donate pet food, toys, treats and other pet care essentials for local shelter pets. To thank participants, the first 100 donors received a Tractor Supply gift card.
Donated supplies were collected during the event and donated to Metro Animal Care and Control in Nashville, helping provide needed resources for animals awaiting adoption. The activation reflected Tractor Supply's ongoing commitment to supporting animal welfare and caring for pets in the communities it calls home.
MuttNation Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, was founded by Lambert and her mother, Bev, in 2009, with a mission to promote the adoption of shelter pets, spay and neuter and to provide assistance to shelters during times of natural disaster.
To learn more, visit TractorSupply.com/MuttNation.
About Tractor Supply Company
For more than 85 years, Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO ) has been passionate about serving the needs of recreational farmers, ranchers, homeowners, gardeners, pet enthusiasts and all those who enjoy living Life Out Here. Tractor Supply is the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the U.S., ranking 290 on the Fortune 500. The Company’s more than 52,000 Team Members are known for delivering legendary service and helping customers pursue their passions, whether that means being closer to the land, taking care of animals or living a hands-on, DIY lifestyle. In store and online, Tractor Supply provides what customers need – anytime, anywhere, any way they choose at the low prices they deserve.
As part of the Company’s commitment to caring for animals of all kinds, Tractor Supply is proud to include Petsense by Tractor Supply, a pet specialty retailer, Allivet, a leading online pet and animal pharmacy, and VIP Petcare, the largest provider of mobile veterinary care in the United States, in its family of brands. Together, Tractor Supply is able to provide comprehensive solutions for pet care, livestock wellness and rural living, ensuring customers and their animals thrive. From its stores to the customer’s doorstep, Tractor Supply is here to serve and support Life Out Here.
As of March 28, 2026, the Company operated 2,435 Tractor Supply stores in 49 states and 206 Petsense by Tractor Supply stores in 23 states. For more information, visit www.tractorsupply.com and www.Petsense.com.
About MuttNation Foundation
Founded in 2009 by Miranda Lambert and her mother, Bev Lambert, MuttNation Foundation is a 501(c)(3) donation-supported nonprofit that has raised over $13 million in support of shelter pet adoption, spay and neuter, and educating the public about both. The Foundation also provides financial assistance to shelters and rescues recovering from natural disasters. MuttNation Fueled by Miranda Lambert, a pet toy and supply line sold exclusively at Tractor Supply Company stores throughout the US, benefits the Foundation directly. Learn more at www.muttnation.com.
Tractor Supply Customers Show their Passion for Shelter Pets during "Relief for Rescues" Fundraiser
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday yet almost half the central bank’s policymakers said they could support a rate hike later this year.
The unexpectedly aggressive tilt toward higher rates would disappoint President Trump and suggests heightened concerns about persistent inflation among Fed officials.
In an unusually short statement after their two-day meeting, the officials dropped language that had suggested their next move would be to cut the key rate. The brief statement reflects the influence of new chair Kevin Warsh, who was appointed by Trump. Warsh has previously criticized the Fed for commenting too broadly on the economy.
Still, Warsh's 18 colleagues on the Fed’s rate-setting committee sent a clear message in a set of quarterly projections released Wednesday: Nine signaled they supported higher rates this year, with six of those supporting two or more quarter-point increases.
It’s a sharp change from March, when no policymakers penciled in a hike and the committee as a whole forecast one cut in 2026. The change is an acknowledgement that inflation is at its highest level in three years and many officials have said in recent speeches that if inflation doesn’t decline, higher rates may be necessary in the coming months.
Warsh, in his first news conference as chair, also underscored the Fed's determination to bring inflation down to the central bank's 2% target, suggesting he will take a hawkish approach as chair. “Hawks” typically support higher rates to quell inflation, while “doves” often support lower rates to boost hiring.
“We’ve missed (on inflation) for five years and we’re going to fix that,” he said. “When we deliver on our price stability objectives, which we will, the American people will feel as though the hardships that they’ve been living through ... are in the rear view mirror.”
Warsh had supported rate cuts last year while under consideration to be Trump's pick as Fed chair to replace Jerome Powell. Since returning to the White House last year, Trump repeatedly attacked Powell for not cutting rates more deeply.
Warsh did not hint whether he was leaning toward hiking rates, but economists saw his message at the press conference as hawkish.
“The risk that they might need to raise rates has clearly risen given what we got today,” Matthew Luzzetti, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank, said.
Financial markets agreed. Stock prices fell sharply after the Fed issued its statement and Warsh spoke. Bond yields rose.
Trump, for his part, appeared to accept the Fed's decision.
“We have a very good guy over there now so I’m guided by what he wants to do,” Trump said in France, where he attended a meeting of leaders from the world's seven largest economies.
All told, another eight officials signaled they would support keeping the rate unchanged, and one penciled in a cut. Warsh did not submit a forecast for how the Fed might change its key rate.
In another shift, the Fed's post-meeting statement contained no hints about its next moves, or what economists refer to as “forward guidance.” Previous Fed chairs, starting with Ben Bernanke, saw such guidance as a benefit to the Fed, because it prodded financial markets to move rates either higher or lower, depending on what the Fed preferred.
Warsh told reporters at a press conference that guidance was not “well suited to the current policy conjuncture." He has previously criticized forward guidance, as well as the quarterly projections, for potentially locking the Fed into a specific rate path.
Warsh also said he is forming five task forces to examine such areas as how the Fed communicates, the sources of data it uses in making policy decisions, and the frameworks it uses to evaluate inflation, all with the goal of making sure the Fed is “clear-eyed and focused on the future.”
Diane Swonk, chief economist at accounting firm KPMG, said the use of the task forces indicates Warsh is not looking to impose changes on the rest of the Fed, but instead is seeking consensus.
“He wants buy in,” she said. "He’s not trying to change it by command.”
If the Iran war is resolved, gas prices will likely continue to decline and inflation may cool in the coming months. But prices of many goods and services — such as clothes, dental care, and child care — were rising before the Iran war, and inflation has been above the Fed’s 2% target for five years, suggesting that there may still be inflationary pressures in the economy.
Warsh also faces a sharply different economic environment than when he appeared to campaign for the job of Fed chair last year. Back then, he was outspoken in favor of lower interest rates, as Trump has demanded. He pointed to the development of AI as a technology that could vastly expand the economy's ability to produce goods and services cheaply, which would over time bring down inflation.
Even then, many economists were skeptical of his claim. At least in the short run, analysts note that soaring investment in semiconductors and computing equipment is contributing to higher inflation.
Indeed, since the Iran war began Feb. 28, inflation has accelerated to a three-year high of 4.2%, lifted mostly by costlier gas stemming from the Iran war. The Fed typically fights higher inflation by raising its key interest rate to cool spending and growth.
Trump has announced a peace agreement that could bring the three-month conflict to an end, but it's not clear if peace will hold. And even if oil flows freely out of the Middle East again, it could take months for prices of gas, groceries, and items such as airline fares, to cool.
At the same time, hiring has picked up in recent months, removing a key rationale for cutting rates. In January, the Fed forecast that it would reduce rates twice this year, as part of its quarterly economic projections. A big reason for those potential cuts is that employers were shedding jobs and policymakers worried that the unemployment rate would rise. The central bank typically cuts its key rate to spur economic growth and hiring.
But earlier this month a government report showed that hiring jumped in May, when employers added 172,000 jobs, the third straight month of solid job gains.
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, June 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, June 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, June 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, June 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
