Digital Dairy Chain
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Shaping future skills in the UK dairy sector – Digital Dairy Chain launches executive talent forum
The future workforce needs of the UK dairy industry are being addressed through the launch of Talent Forum, a strategic, executive-level group formed to lead the national conversation on the future of workforce skills for the £5.7 billion sector.
Don’t miss our Think Dairy Careers Industry event!
Our Skills Lead, Lynne Somerville explains the importance of bringing skills in to the dairy industry and why our Think Dairy Careers Industry event will bring together influential organisations to work together. The importance of workforce development in the UK...
Impact of Digital Dairy Chain honoured with Knowledge Exchange Award
Digital Dairy Chain was announced as the winner of the Place-based impact award at the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards, which took place at the Edinburgh Futures Institute on Wednesday 19th of March 2025. Interface, who organise the awards, are funded by the...
Collaborative R&D project reaches important milestone
We caught up with the team working on CEVEC, one of Digital Dairy Chain's collaborative R&D projects that kicked off in early 2024. Calves from dairy herds are the foundation animals for both dairy farms and for the dairy-beef industry. However, there are...
Digital Dairy Chain shortlisted for Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2025
Digital Dairy Chain has been announced as a finalist for this year's upcoming Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards. Revolutionary developments in renewable energy, mental health, education, sport, medicine and food and drink have made it to the finals of the 10th...
Business Innovation Survey 2024 results
To enable the Digital Dairy Chain to follow the success and growth of the businesses and individuals it has supported and engaged with, each year we send the ‘Business Innovation’ survey. This gives us greater insight into the impact of the Digital Dairy Chain...
The birth of one cow could change the UK’s dairy industry forever
Hilda may look like an ordinary calf, but the sprightly, Scotland-born animal represents an historic moment for the world’s longest-running livestock genetics project and could help accelerate the dairy industry’s journey to net zero. The calf is the first of the...
Digital Dairy Chain awards further £1m to R&D projects
Digital Dairy Chain awards further £1m to projects in S&W Scotland and Cumbria Digital Dairy Chain, a collaborative project led by SRUC, funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) as part of the Strength in Places Fund has announced the successful winners of...
IoT technology takes sustainable cheese-making from gouda to grate
Roll out of IoT technology showcases huge potential benefits to dairy supply chain
Appleby Creamery, an award-winning, small batch cheese producer based in the Lake District, is aiming to support its traditional manufacturing processes and make its products even more sustainable through the use of Internet of Things (IoT) technology.
In collaboration with CENSIS – the innovation delivery organisation for digitalisation and enabling technologies – the system has been designed and deployed to monitor energy use and temperatures across the creamery’s Eden Valley site.
Invitation to Participate in Research Study
The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) is leading a research study funded by the Hannah Dairy Research Foundation.
The study explores the social impact that wearable technologies for cows (e.g. pedometers, biosensors, etc.) have on the daily work and wellbeing of dairy farmers.
If you are a dairy farmer or work in a Dairy Farm that uses, has used, or is thinking to use wearable technology, we would love to hear from you and learn from your experiences.
