UK Heat & Drought Response: The UK is bracing for another extreme heatwave as drought deepens, with a major warning that adaptation staffing is shockingly thin—just 20 Defra staff out of 6,613 working on climate adaptation. Food & Farm Costs: Turkey is preparing diesel tax relief to blunt the impact of higher oil prices on transport and farm input costs. Climate Adaptation Funding Gaps: Spain’s organic producers in Asturias finally received delayed organic aid, but native-breed payments are still outstanding—raising pressure for faster, fully paid support. GMO Debate in Malaysia: Malaysia says a proposed Perak MR219 rice field trial is controlled and not approval for commercial GMO use, after critics raised food safety and environmental concerns. Ghana Water Risk: Ghana’s NADMO warns farmers and flood-prone residents to relocate ahead of Bagre Dam spillage that could push the White Volta River over. Ghana Ag Education Push: Ghana launched the GH¢100m Ghana Agriculture Fund for Education and Transformation (GAFET) to build skills, innovation, mechanisation and ag enterprise. West Africa Trade Disruption: Nigeria’s onion exports to Ghana are suspended after market restrictions, threatening perishable losses and calling for ECOWAS intervention. Renewables for Resilience: Malawi commissioned its first standalone utility battery storage project to cut diesel reliance and stabilize a drought-hit hydropower grid. Livestock Tech & Welfare: Kansas dairy operators hosted the Humane Handling Institute, using cattle “vision” training goggles to improve humane handling and facility design. EU Farm Policy Backlash: Irish farmers question EU CAP plans to subsidize replacement labour, calling it tokenistic compared with input-cost pressures. Energy-Ag Co-use: A solar farm in Poland is using nearly 100 sheep to graze under panels, cutting mowing needs while testing shared land use. Italy Cheese Under Heat Stress: Italy’s “cheese banks” are spending more to keep Parmigiano wheels at required temperatures as heatwaves drive up cooling costs.