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Agricultural Machinery: Safety

Commons · Question 127394 · Tabled 14 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 20 Apr 2026

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Asked by Andrew Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the adoption of (a) advanced safety technology and (b) Human Form Recognition systems on agricultural machinery to reduce the number of

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 20 Apr 2026

Through the Farming Innovation Programme, the Government is providing £50 million as part the Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) fund to support on farm trials and adoption of the latest agricultural equipment. This can support...