Irish Farm Support: The Irish Farmers’ Association welcomed a €54m tillage package for 2027 but warned a €65m multi-year commitment is still needed, urging early payment of the €30m Tillage Sustainability Support Scheme and highlighting fuel and fertiliser pressure. UK Biosecurity: DEFRA warned travellers not to smuggle EU food in luggage after disease-related bans, with fines up to £5,000 for items like meat and dairy. Cotton Sustainability: Better Cotton’s new impact report says many growers cut synthetic nitrogen, pesticides and carbon, with mixed progress beyond smallholders. UAE Data for Food Security: Abu Dhabi’s Statistics Centre and Silal signed a service deal to strengthen data exchange and statistical capacity for agriculture planning. Farm Viability Under Fuel Costs: Farmers across regions are bracing for higher diesel bills and planning uncertainty, with research showing policy and input costs are pushing many toward leaving farming. Animal Health Cooperation: ECOWAS countries plan a meeting in Togo to strengthen surveillance and control of transboundary animal diseases. Northern Ireland Investment Scheme: DAERA will issue first letters of offer under the £15m Sustainable Farming Investment Scheme, with a 28-day acceptance window. Climate Risk for Food Systems: FAO urged urgent funding for emergency farm support across the Near East and North Africa as conflict and shocks drive crisis hunger. Sea Lice Watch: A new study finds sea lice remain prevalent in BC areas where salmon farms were removed. Pakistan Farmer Protests: A coalition of farmer groups called nationwide demonstrations over “anti-farmer” policies and demanded higher wheat and sugarcane support prices. Sri Lanka Census: Sri Lanka will run an Economic Census in 2026-27, including agriculture data, to guide future planning.