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British farmers have delivered 38 off-road vehicles to Ukrainian troops, while the UK government is stepping up plans to address potential shortages caused by a possible war with Iran. Separately, British businesses are expanding investments in Senegal, and a missing British tourist's search in Romania remains difficult.
British farmers are now utilizing new technology involving drones and artificial intelligence to combat weeds. Scientists at the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, have developed this system to scan and analyze fields.
Government plans to cap payments for sustainable farming schemes at £100,000 per farm Some farmers will lose money by opting into environment schemes under new plans to cap payments available for sustainable farming. Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, said the new system is “fairer”, adding: “Too much of our most productive land was removed from conventional farming.” Farmers will be disincentivised from taking large amounts of their land out of food production and rewilding it for nat...