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OPINION: Could drones transform the future of UK arable farming?

After watching a drone apply liquid fertiliser in a crop of hybrid rye, Ash Ellwood discusses what the future might hold for the evolving tech

Ashleigh Ellwood
Head of Arable
clock • 2 min read
OPINION: Could drones transform the future of UK arable farming?

The use of drones to apply agricultural inputs is quickly shifting from something that once felt futuristic to something that could soon become part of everyday farming life. In arable farming especially,...

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