AgrotechClive Bailye's AI farming agent, Giles, watched the government site, filled in his Sustainable Farming Incentive form when the window opened and had it ready to review by 10.30am; the pot closed at 3.48pm.
AgribusinessThe Harvest Fuel Relief program will make one-time payments to US farmers to cover part of modeled 2026 losses from market disruptions and higher input costs, with rates for Title I crops due in November.
AgribusinessIrish agriculture minister Martin Heydon has confirmed a €46.2 million scheme, combining EU exceptional aid with a 200 percent national top-up, to pay farmers €40 a tonne on fertiliser bought in the 2025 season, without any application, before the end of 2026.
AgribusinessAfter the SFI26 window closed within hours on 22 September, the union wants a 2027 scheme opening early, regular application rounds and priority for farmers whose environmental agreements are expiring.
CropsUSDA's Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programmes will pay about $13.8 billion in gross payments for the 2025 crop year, the most since they began under the 2014 Farm Bill, after higher reference prices took effect.
OpinionIn a signed Agriland column, Richard Halleron argues that with record tax revenues and Ireland holding the EU presidency, Budget 2027 and the CAP talks are the moment to back production agriculture.
AgribusinessMinister Martin Heydon told the Dáil the scheme for farmers shut out of young farmer supports paid €2,225,000, with Donegal the top county; 809 of 1,254 applications were ruled ineligible.
AgribusinessCommissioner Christophe Hansen wants support targeted at people working the land and opposes making payment capping voluntary, as ministers aim for a partial deal next month.
AgribusinessA third of England's moorland, more than 260,000 ha, has no agri-environment agreement; campaigners blame stocking rules, excluded common land and a clashing deadline.
CropsWest Bengal's agriculture department has begun re-verifying Krishak Bandhu beneficiaries to weed out fake claimants; no grant will be paid until checks are complete, though the form deadline has been extended.
AgribusinessDame Angela Eagle acknowledged farmers' anger after the Sustainable Farming Incentive's second window ran out in under six hours, and pledged to work with the NFU on reform before it reopens.
AgribusinessIreland's Council presidency wants agriculture ministers to agree the CAP subsidy text for 2028-2034 by the end of October, with the definition of an active farmer still open.
AgrotechIreland's agriculture department wants a supplier to run its Sentinel satellite Area Monitoring System, which checks farm scheme claims on 4.5 million hectares, for four years from May 2027.
