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060625: Farm incomes, skills gap, AI drone

Farm incomes up by 拢1.6bn on last year; addressing the horticulture skills gap; AI drone on farm.

Defra says UK farm incomes are up by 拢1.6bn on last year. Input costs like fertilizer are down, while beef and dairy prices are up. the NFU says it also shows how volatile the industry is as the arable sector struggles with the recent drought.
The Society of Chemical Industries says there's a huge skills gap in horticulture as the number of universities and colleges teaching plant science courses is down. They're holding an event to encourage contact between the industry and academia.
The government will give more details of its strategy to combat bovine TB in an announcement next week, which is also expected to give details of this year's badger cull.
We look at how AI can be used to interpret data gathered by drones on farms to give accurate analysis.
Presented by Caz Graham and produced by Sally Challoner.

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