Farming Futures secures £250,000

The Farming Futures coalition is to receive £250,000 from Defra to enable it for the project to continue raising awareness about the opportunities and threats linked to climate change.

Defra secretary of state Hilary Benn made the announcement this week, and said the initiative is making "a really impressive contribution".

Farming Futures is a communications collaboration project, managed by Forum for the Future on behalf of the National Farmers' Union, the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), and Applied Research Forum, representing the seven agricultural and horticultural levy boards.

The renewed funding from Defra will allow the project to continue until March 2009, provided the existing partners, or new ones, can also commit to contributing resources.