In 2021/22, approximately 28 percent of responding farming businesses in England stated that they used soil nutrient software to help determine fertilizer applications. Compared to 2012/13 this constitutes an increase of six percent. For a breakdown of precision farming technologies used on English farming holdings click here.
Share of farm businesses using soil nutrient software packages to help determine fertilizer applications in England from 2012/13 to 2021/22
* Numbers for 2019, for prior years the number of respondents are as follows:
2012/13 - 975 2013/14 - 968 2015/16 - 1329 2016/17 - 1421 2017/18(a) - 1762 - Typology based on 2010 standard output 2017/18(b) - 1766 - Typology based on 2013 output 2018/19 - 1768 2019/20 - 1688 2020/21 - 1661>br> ** Increased data collection from horticulture farms and those with no farmed area. *** This includes farms which do not use any fertilizers and those that do not grow any arable crops.
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Defra. (March 30, 2023). Share of farm businesses using soil nutrient software packages to help determine fertilizer applications in England from 2012/13 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1133053/share-of-farm-businesses-using-soil-nutrient-software-packages-england/
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