Transforming the Dairy Supply Chain through Innovation, Collaboration & Growth
Cumbria, South & West Scotland
Joined January 2023
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We had a fantastic day today at the DPMC with P5–7 pupils exploring STEM!
Huge thanks to @Digital_DairyC & the businesses who joined for inspiring the next generation of innovators. #SmartSTEMs #STEMCareers
World's first open-source digital twin for dairy launched via Digital Dairy Chain SRUC researchers: digitaldairychain.co.uk/worl…
Scottish Women in Dairy network: Have your say in shaping this new network following our in person workshops last week: forms.office.com/e/PbNED9SA9…
Please share with colleagues and friends if you can - survey is open now and throughout November.
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I recently visited the first digital twin of a dairy farm in the UK to find out how tech can improve animal welfare, yield and the lives of some of the hardest workers in the land...
youtu.be/aDev3RNWAR8?si=GnGi…
@SRUC @Digital_DairyC @DairyNexus #dairyfarm #digitaltwin #farmers
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How hot are your cows? As part of a project analysing the housed environment for dairy cows we are looking for your opinions on heat stress and how you feel cows are affected at the survey below. @Digital_DairyC @scotdairyhub
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk…
A career in dairy is worth exploring! That is the message from these young apprentices. Even with no agricultural experience a varied career in farming is possible. Thanks to these Lanarakshire farms for taking part! youtu.be/ys8CkEJNZqc
We have launched an executive talent forum to address the skills gap in the dairy industry. Read all about it: digitaldairychain.co.uk/shap…
Thanks to everyone who attended our Think Dairy Careers Industry event yesterday at NMIS. What an inspiring day with our partners sharing ways in which the dairy sector will address the skills gap moving forward. #thinkdairycareers
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What a fantastic day at @NMIS_group for the @Digital_DairyC Think Dairy Careers Event!
Great to have industry, educators and supply chain partners in the one room discussing how we can collaborate to transform the future of dairy farming 🐮
#ThinkDairyCareers
📅Save the date! 30th September 2025. Our Think Dairy Careers Expo, partnered with @SmartSTEMs, is returning to H&H Borderway Mart in Carlisle. Last year over 400 school pupils aged 14+ joined us to discover why a career in the dairy industry offers more than they might expect.
🐄 Schools should look out for information coming your way this week and previous exhibitors have been contacted but if you would like to exhibit please contact Viki Nocker, Promotion and Communications Manager for Digital Dairy Chain on [email protected] for more info.
🐄 FUNDING || Our Innovation Broker team can work with any business involved in the dairy supply chain in Cumbria and S & W Scotland. Our recent round of funding closed in February and we have now awarded a further 8 projects with funding of up to £10,000
Visit: digitaldairychain.co.uk/proj… to apply for the next round!
We were thrilled to win the Place-based Impact award at this week's Scottish Knowledge Exchange awards - organised by @InterfaceOnline. Read all about it: digitaldairychain.co.uk/news…
Meet Mark Robertson, who started with us last week as the new Maker Space Co-ordinator. If you want to diversify this year or develop a new dairy product then he can help! More about Mark: digitaldairychain.co.uk/ddc-…
Collab R&D project CEVEC hits a milestone! The cost effective ventilated calf environment designed to improve calf health at High Skeog Farm is now in use. Watch the progress here: youtu.be/uDP6OiCaB1Q @GalebreakerUK @SRUC
We caught up with Innovation Voucher recipients What's Fresh based at Park Farm in East Kilbride to find out about the impact having the research team and funding on board has had on the efficiency of their business. Watch the film:
youtu.be/b16jt9VQPh4
VACANCY: Maker Space Co-ordinator role for SRUC/Digital Dairy Chain - apply here: digitaldairychain.co.uk/jobs…
📰 We have awarded a further £1m in R&D funding!
We are delighted to announce the winners of our second round of collaborative Research and Development funding for 2024.
Read the full story on our website: digitaldairychain.co.uk/digi…
Thanks to our colleague Rachael for this brilliant thought piece on digitalising dairy.
Why it's time to digitalise #dairy 🧀
We've written this piece for @_IoTInsider on how #IoT & #digitalisation can help the dairy industry to innovate, no matter how niche or specialised the producer.
👀 iotinsider.com/iot-insights/…
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