New World screwworm response: USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins visited Texas as sterile-fly releases ramp up and quarantine zones tighten after the pest’s return, with officials warning the outbreak could become a major cattle-industry threat if ranchers don’t watch wounds and report cases fast. Kansas wheat under stress: Western Kansas producers are seeing highly variable wheat harvests, with drought cutting yields in some fields and recent rain boosting weeds and adding harvest pressure. Farm policy & trade: Lawmakers are pushing to keep USMCA moving for agriculture, while SNAP rules are getting a targeted fix as Sen. Mark Warner backs the Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act to let benefits buy hot ready-to-eat chicken. Biofuels update: DOE’s refreshed 45Z CF-GREET model is being hailed by ethanol groups as a key step toward clearer tax-credit rules for producers. Specialty crops funding: USDA opened applications for an expanded Specialty Crop Assistance Program, increasing total support to $1.6B with tiered per-acre payments. Drought impacts: Idaho farmers face major water cutbacks tied to low snowpack, forcing decisions on which fields to abandon. Legal fight over pesticides: Pesticide makers are lobbying for “liability shield” laws as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on whether federal law blocks certain pesticide failure-to-warn lawsuits.