The dairy industry and rural broadband in England will benefit from £5.2 million of new European funding, Food, Farming and Environment Minister Jim Fitzpatrick announced today.

The funding, agreed in Europe as part of the European Economic Recovery Plan (EERP), will be split between the dairy industry and rural broadband infrastructure, and will be delivered through the Regional Development Agencies under the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE).

For more information visit www.defra.gov.uk/news/2009/090715b.htm