Food Safety & Oversight: Two Taylor Farms recalls tied to a salmonella outbreak highlight how U.S. regulators are struggling to keep up as the U.S. leans more on Mexico’s produce supply. Drought & Range Relief: Nebraska’s recovery roundup spotlights emergency haying and grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres to help livestock during wildfire-driven forage stress. Nebraska Lawmaking (LB1048): Multiple senators backed LB1048, a sweeping bill that streamlines and consolidates state agency reporting and oversight, including changes affecting environment-related reporting and the state budget process. Workforce & Health Policy (LB921): Senators approved LB921, creating Nebraska’s worker adjustment and retraining notice rules and health care staffing agency registration requirements. Workers’ Compensation (LB455): LB455 passed to tighten how injury reports are filed with the Workers’ Compensation Court and to keep those reports confidential under most circumstances. Public Health (Cyclospora): Cyclosporiasis cases keep climbing nationwide, with Florida reporting 400+ cases as the CDC total rises. Urban Forestry: Nebraska’s drought stress warning pairs with Emerald Ash Borer readiness guidance for communities planning for the pest’s spread.