Farming Futures faces closure as government funding is cut | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Farming Futures faces closure as government funding is cut | Environment | guardian.co.uk:

An organisation that helps farmers fight the effects of climate change faces closure because the government is to cut its funding, it has emerged.

Farming Futures has played an important role in persuading farmers and other landowners to invest in green technology such as wind turbines and solar panels.

CLA president William Worsley said it had worked hard with Farming Futures to get the message about the benefits of green technologies across.

He said: "There is a thirst for information about new technologies and new business opportunities and Farming Futures caters for this, so it is disappointing that the project's funding is set to be stopped."

"The 'greenest government ever' needs to ensure that land-based businesses are at the forefront of new technology and jobs and do everything possible to assist the land management sector to produce its own plan to reduce greenhouse gases."