Drought & El Niño Pressure: Cambodian corn farmers in Battambang and Banteay Meanchey are cutting planted area or abandoning fields as drought and El Niño threaten rain-dependent harvests, with drought already hitting hundreds of thousands of hectares of rice. Farm Bill Showdown (US): The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee advanced a farm bill along party lines after Sen. Mitch McConnell returned, but Democrats kept blocking over nutrition benefit timing. Local Food Market Support (Delaware): Gov. Matt Meyer signed a Farm to Community Program into law to strengthen farmer-to-market links and expand fresh food access. Farm Safety: Farm Safety Week runs Sept. 21–25, with organizers urging safer harvest practices and road-sharing with equipment. Energy vs Farmland (UK): A proposed 20MW solar farm in Knutsford’s greenbelt drew concerns about power demand, water use, wildlife, and loss of productive agricultural land. Health Risk for Farm Workers (Texas): Texas hospitals report rising chronic kidney disease of unknown origin tied to intense heat, with many cases among undocumented agricultural workers. Aquaculture Growth, Oversupply Warning (Ecuador): Ecuador’s shrimp boom is boosting jobs and GDP share, but the sector is now facing an oversupply headache. Climate Restoration Call (UN): FAO and UNEP urge restoring degraded land on a massive scale to protect biodiversity and food security.