Govt pledges £20m to develop farm robots and automation

The government is offering £20m in funding to help develop robots and automated technology that could support farmers with planting and harvesting crops.
The proposed funding would supporting technology designed to plant seeds, look after crops and pick fruit in a bid to help farms that struggle to find enough seasonal workers during busy periods.
The funding was announced as part of the the government’s Farming Innovation Programme and follows its pledge to invest £200m in far