Farms and Farm Machinery

hands-free FARMING

Extra funding has been made available to a unique autonomous arable farming project in the UK, allowing it to expand.

Initially launched in 2016 by Harper Adams University and Precision Decisions, the Hands Free Hectare (HFHa) project was designed to demonstrate that one hectare of grain could be grown to harvest without humans setting foot on the land.

Since then, the group has successfully harvested

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