A toast to £21m Digital Dairy Chain
Claire Renton, Head of Area Operations at SOSE; Professor Richard Dewhurst, who heads up the Digital Dairy Chain at 抖阴直播, Professor Wayne Powell, Principal and Chief Executive of 抖阴直播, and Jo Lappin, Chief Executive of Cumbria LEP, enjoy a glass of milk to toast the official launch of the Digital Dairy Chain at Barony.
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The South-West of Scotland and Cumbria will become the 鈥済o to鈥� region for future investment in high-tech dairy processing.
This is according to project leads at the 拢21 million Digital Dairy Chain, which was officially launched this week near Dumfries.
Led by 抖阴直播 from its Barony campus, it will see partners across South-West Scotland and Cumbria focussing on developing a fully integrated and traceable dairy supply chain.
Aligning with , it is planned that听 the Digital Dairy Chain will eventually lead to the creation of more than 600 jobs and generate 拢60m a year of additional value.
It will do this by attracting large dairy processors to the region, supporting investment in industry-focussed research and development and by turning South-West Scotland and Cumbria into a 鈥渕agnet鈥� for tech companies.
Ivan McKee MSP, Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise, gave a at the event. He complimented the approach of 抖阴直播 and their partners in delivering this investment.
Supported by 拢21.3m from the UK Government鈥檚 Strength in Places Fund, the Digital Dairy Chain鈥檚 initial focus will be on the use of sensors and data from dairy herds and how it can be utilised to produce more and better dairy products.
UK Government Minister for Scotland Iain Stewart said:听鈥淭he Borderlands are home to many innovative dairy farmers and producers who are boosting the value of their industry and the region鈥檚 economy while also making significant improvements in both sustainability and welfare.
鈥淭he UK Government鈥檚 拢21.3 million investment will help the development of these innovations by supporting the use of sensors and data right across the industry.
鈥淲e are also investing 拢4m in the flagship Dairy Nexus facility at the Barony Campus as part of our 拢265m investment in the Borderlands Growth Deal.鈥�
Professor Wayne Powell, Principal and Chief Executive of 抖阴直播, said: 鈥淲orking with local and national businesses, the Digital Dairy Chain will transform the region鈥檚 dairy production systems and establish it as a global leader in advanced, sustainable and high-value dairy manufacturing.听
鈥淚t will foster entrepreneurship, create new market opportunities, add new skills to the workforce and lay the foundations for more productive regions, all while making the critical journey towards net zero.鈥�
Jo Lappin, Chief Executive of Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership, said: 鈥淚nnovation is critical to improving productivity and addressing labour supply issues and the Digital Dairy Chain can play a really important part in supporting our dairy sector to innovate. This matters to Cumbria as we are home to one of the biggest dairy herds in the UK. I am delighted that the Dairy Chain is now formally launched and look forward to continued close working with colleagues in 抖阴直播 to deliver this important project in South-West Scotland and Cumbria.鈥�
In addition to 抖阴直播, the Digital Dairy Chain comprises a number of partners in the region, including the University of Strathclyde, University of the West of Scotland, CENSIS, First Milk, Lactalis UK & Ireland, Kendal Nutricare, Cows & Co Group, National Milk Records and SmartSTEMs.听
Cumbria and South-West Scotland is the UK鈥檚 second largest milk field, producing 1.9 billion litres each year, with a farm-gate value of 拢750 million. There are 52 dairy manufacturing businesses adding value to milk produced from 1,300 farms.
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Posted by 抖阴直播 on 09/06/2022
