Pet Nutrition Innovation: Hill’s expands its Prescription Diet line with kidney-support formulas that also target skin or GI sensitivities, using ActivBiome+ Kidney Defense prebiotic fiber. Food Safety & Supply Disruption: The USDA confirms H5N1 in commercial poultry flocks across 12 U.S. states, with depopulations adding pressure to egg and poultry prices heading into summer. Staple Food Affordability: Zambia’s ZACA welcomes a mealie meal price cut but warns reductions aren’t reaching all townships and urges retailers to reflect the lower prices. Agriculture Investment (NZ): New Zealand backs kiwifruit growers with a $19.14m co-funded programme to boost yields with less water and nutrients, while the LIFT livestock initiative pushes virtual fencing-enabled grazing for productivity and lower environmental impact. Policy & Industry Tension (Nigeria): ACCI urges lawmakers to pause a Senate-approved sugar-sweetened beverages tax, warning it could raise costs and hit jobs and investment. Food & Health Science: A new model suggests gut microbes can change how many calories people absorb, potentially reshaping diet strategies for metabolic conditions. Fertiliser Shock Resilience (UK): The NFU calls for a fertiliser “resilience plan” as Strait of Hormuz disruption drives up costs and threatens domestic production.