Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 33320

Agricultural Machinery: Manufacturing Industries

Tabled: 24 February 2025
Answered: 4 March 2025

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal Democrat — West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the expansion of domestic manufacturing of (a) tractors, (b) combine harvesters and (c) precision agriculture technology.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Domestic adoption of precision farming technologies including, for example, tractor mounted drills, inter row hoes and weeders and camera guided spot sprayers, has been supported by the Farming Equipment & Technology Fund (FETF), that provides grants ...
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