Beef Restructuring: Tyson Foods says it’s closing its Joslin, Illinois harvest plant and a Utah case-ready facility, and plans to sell its Pasco, Washington beef plant—citing a historic U.S. cattle shortage and shifting more packing to Dakota City, Nebraska, plus Kansas and Texas. Food Safety: FDA and CDC are sending officials to Mexico to keep investigating the Taylor Farms cyclospora outbreak tied to shredded iceberg lettuce; the recall remains in effect as traceback points to the product even as lab results have been complicated. Renewables in Court: A federal judge upheld Knox County’s ban on new commercial wind and solar projects, dismissing key claims from developer North Fork Wind while leaving parts of the fight unresolved. Energy Policy: The U.S. Department of Energy is canceling three proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors after landowner and agriculture concerns. Infrastructure & Public Safety: Nebraska’s aging State Penitentiary is dealing with another major utilities failure after hundreds went without running water; and Nebraska State Patrol reports a fatal I-80 crash near Sutherland with a semi driver arrested for motor vehicle homicide. Agriculture Tech: UNL researchers highlight new fertility findings for cattle, while a virtual fencing cost-share program is expanding adoption in Nebraska and Missouri.