Share of farms using precision farming techniques in England 2017-2023, by farm size
In 2022/23, approximately 18 percent of responding medium sized farming businesses (two to less than three Standard Labor Requirement) in England stated that they used precision farming techniques. This was the lowest share among the various business sizes. Compared to 2017/18 this constitutes a decrease of one percent. The second lowest share of responding businesses that said they use precision farming techniques could be found among small businesses and spare and part-time businesses. For a breakdown of technologies used on English farming holdings click here.