In 2021/22, approximately 23 percent of responding dairy farming businesses in England stated that they used precision farming techniques. Compared to 2017/18 this constitutes an increase of four percent. Grazing livestock, pig & poultry and horticulture businesses had the joint lowest share of precision farming technique use at seven percent of responding farms. For a breakdown of technologies used on English farming holdings click
Share of farm businesses using precision farming techniques in England 2017/18 to 2021/22, by farm type
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Defra. (March 23, 2023). Share of farm businesses using precision farming techniques in England 2017/18 to 2021/22, by farm type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133190/share-of-farm-businesses-using-precision-farming-techniques-england-farm-type/
Defra. "Share of farm businesses using precision farming techniques in England 2017/18 to 2021/22, by farm type." Chart. March 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133190/share-of-farm-businesses-using-precision-farming-techniques-england-farm-type/
Defra. (2023). Share of farm businesses using precision farming techniques in England 2017/18 to 2021/22, by farm type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133190/share-of-farm-businesses-using-precision-farming-techniques-england-farm-type/
Defra. "Share of Farm Businesses Using Precision Farming Techniques in England 2017/18 to 2021/22, by Farm Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133190/share-of-farm-businesses-using-precision-farming-techniques-england-farm-type/
Defra, Share of farm businesses using precision farming techniques in England 2017/18 to 2021/22, by farm type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133190/share-of-farm-businesses-using-precision-farming-techniques-england-farm-type/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Share of farm businesses using precision farming techniques in England 2017/18 to 2021/22, by farm type [Graph], Defra, March 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133190/share-of-farm-businesses-using-precision-farming-techniques-england-farm-type/