Harvest Safety & Road Sharing: As harvest nears across the Midwest and Prairies, farm families are urging safer highways—slow down, keep distance, and don’t assume drivers see you when tractors need to swing wide. Crop Progress Watch: Iowa corn and soybeans are advancing fast (USDA reports 94% corn dough stage; 93% soy pod-setting), while parts of Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, and Kansas show a mix of optimism and lingering concerns from heat, rust, pollination stress, and uneven rain. Food Security Shock: Oxfam warns El Niño is driving catastrophic corn and bean losses in Central America’s Dry Corridor, with most corn households losing 75%–100% of production. Biofuel Policy Pressure: EPA waived 1.76B gallons from the 2025 RFS and pledged reallocation for 2026–27, drawing mixed reactions from corn and soybean groups. Grain Logistics & Prices: CN Rail says Western Canada grain movement is running strong on higher-than-average carry-in stocks, while Black Sea disruptions keep wheat supported. On-Farm Innovation: John Deere and Reservoir are investing $10M in “rugged AI” for high-value crops, and AGI is rolling out fertilizer blending tech to speed retailer operations. Local Community Agriculture: South Dakota’s first food landscape assessment finds affordability and access gaps, including skipped meals, and points to produce prescriptions as a fix. Health Alert: FDA recalled certain Walmart mangoes after Salmonella concerns tied to the same farm source.