Climate-smart soil science: University of East Anglia researchers say salt-stressed crops can benefit from pseudomonad bacteria that migrate to roots and boost lignin “shielding,” cutting salt uptake and improving survival. Fertilizer & food security: The World Bank warns global food supply is “broadly adequate” but fragile, with fertilizer prices up sharply and El Niño risks threatening major cereal output. Farm inputs & exports: Nigeria’s fertilizer industry is now its biggest non-oil export earner, with FEPSAN pointing to global supply-chain shifts and blending capacity as growth levers. Kharif planting shifts: India’s kharif acreage is down 16%, but sugarcane is holding steady or rising as ethanol demand keeps farmers planting despite water stress. Irrigation on the ground: Andhra Pradesh released Godavari water into Nunna irrigation tanks to support paddy ahead of Kharif. Harvest & market support: Missouri/Kansas’ Harvest to Market Grant opens for rural food and farm businesses seeking up to $25,000 to expand processing, storage, and market access. Biosecurity: Santa Clara County begins door-to-door collection of recalled Costco grapevines that may carry an invasive sharpshooter spreading Pierce’s disease. Health alert: A cyclosporiasis outbreak is pushing some shoppers toward local produce as states investigate cases.