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Agriculture: Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support farmer uptake of innovative tools such as virtual fencing.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
18 Nov 2025
Target answer date
24 Nov 2025
Answer
1 Dec 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support farmer uptake of innovative tools such as virtual fencing.

  2. 24 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Defra has funded virtual fencing technology projects through the Farming in Protected Landscape Programme which are helping to deliver our environmental targets in Protected Landscapes. Defra does not currently offer funding for virtual fencing technology...

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