Trade & Prices: Philippines’ DA says it can’t impose a proposed P210/kg floor for live hogs, but is weighing pork tariff restoration and higher safeguard duties while boosting checks on imported meat in wet markets. Farm Operations: Iowa’s wet week cut fieldwork to 1.7 days; corn and soy harvest are behind last year as flooding slows planting and progress. Ag Tech & Data: Beck’s 90th-year “SeedIQ” tool uses AI and millions of data points to tailor hybrid recommendations by field and management. Processing & Supply Chains: Evansville’s Doudlah Farms Organics breaks ground on a 24,000-sq-ft organic grain hub to clean, package and co-pack for Midwest growers. Climate-Energy for Farmers: UK researchers back time-varying electricity tariffs, arguing renewables can be “effectively free” at times—pushing households to shift usage. Conservation: Washington Farmland Trust permanently protects Haugen Dairy’s 47 acres via a development-rights easement. Ag Policy & Funding: Kentucky Agricultural Development Board approved $1.54M for diversification and rural projects, including compost and value-added processing support. Global Food Systems: AfricaRice and Cameroon officials discussed scaling rice seed multiplication and irrigation land leveling to boost rice self-sufficiency. Renewables Buildout: Victoria’s Western Renewables Link faces a cost review as approvals move ahead for a 190-km transmission line. Safety & Resilience: Iowa urges harvest-season farm safety and mental health check-ins during National Farm Safety and Health Week.