SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS 2023
These were the successful applications in 2023 that received assistance from our Innovation Brokers to understand their challenges and to help find & develop the right solutions.
PROJECT ONE
Funding awarded: £9979.98
Project title:
Beacon- Ruggedised Calf Environment Monitor.
Collaborative partners:
Aspatria Farmers (Lead), Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Co-Lab Engineering.
Project summary:
This project aims to develop and test a ruggedized environmental sensor and identify if it can be deployed in calf pens to record air temperature, wind speed and relative humidity.
This will allow vets and advisors to diagnose the pen and not the calf by measuring the calf environment. The main benefit to this new product and service is it allows calf-rearers to change the environment and prevent disease in calves and improve productivity in the diary herd.
PROJECT TWO
Funding awarded: £9998.00
Project title:
Efficient Load Scheduling for Dairy Farms with renewable energy provision.
Collaborative partners:
Outer Blair Farm (Lead), The University of Strathclyde, RHD Scotland.
Project summary:
This project is looking to provide recommendations for optimising electrical device usage on a farm with provision of renewable sources of energy and variable electricity tariffs, to minimise energy costs and reduce carbon emissions.
Using specialised energy monitoring equipment for aggregate and individual potentially flexible loads, the project team will study energy demand from various pieces of electrical equipment in the farm and provide a detailed load scheduling recommendation, tailored to the farms specific needs and predicted or measured solar power generation.
PROJECT THREE
Funding Awarded: £7700.00
Project Title: Innovative Whey Products
Collaborative Partners: Galloway Farmhouse Cheese (Lead), Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)
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PROJECT FOUR
Funding Awarded: £8228.13
Project Title: FastBreeders API
Collaborative Partners: Dourie Farming Company (Lead), Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)
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PROJECT FIVE
Funding Awarded: £5,000.00
Project Title: Sheep Milk Processing Feasibility Study
Collaborative Partners: Morris-Eyton & Sons (Lead), Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)
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PROJECT SIX
Funding Awarded: £9,949.00
Project Title: Caldbeck Caddy Solutions
Collaborative Partners: RE Hodgson & Son (Lead), The University of Strathclyde, Hubl
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PROJECT SEVEN
Funding Awarded: £6615.00
Project Title: Whey spirit marketing research
Collaborative Partners: Torpenhow Cheese Co Ltd (Lead), Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)
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PROJECT EIGHT
Funding Awarded: £9999.70
Project Title: Coldzone
Collaborative Partners: Aqua 21, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Agri-Epi centre
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PROJECT NINE
Funding Awarded: £10,000.00
Project Title: Soil Moisture & Digital Challenge
Collaborative Partners: Dolphenby Farming Ltd, The University of West of Scotland
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PROJECT TEN
Funding Awarded: £10,000.00
Project Title: What is the dry matter?
Collaborative Partners: Henderson Farming Ltd, The University of West of Scotland
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PROJECT ELEVEN
Funding Awarded: £10,000.00
Project Title: Plant segmentation and data pipeline
Collaborative Partners: The Grass & Seed Company, The University of West of Scotland, Hero Tech 8
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