The event earlier this week, run by the Department for International Trade, showcased new technologies that will help improve efficiency and productivity in agriculture.
Some of the technologies featured at the event included robotics and autonomous tractors, pen technology for diagnosis of animal health issues, and satellite technology.
Many of these technologies could be used across a whole range of UK farms. However, take up could be greatly enhanced if farmers had access to the superfast broadband and mobile services already available to many of their farm competitors abroad.
NFU Vice President Guy Smith said: “UK farmers live in both exciting and challenging times. Problems such as access to labour and control of animal and plant diseases are escalating, yet the development we’ve seen in farming technology is remarkable.
“Although a wide range of farming businesses could benefit from these technologies, farmers are dependent on better connectivity and higher speed broadband in order to gather usable data, access the machines themselves and understand how to fully exploit them.
“There needs to be a targeted improvement in superfast broadband and 4G connectivity, as well as introducing 5G technology in rural areas to ensure our own farming industry can continue to be world leaders in the Agri-Tech world.”