DAIRY GOING DIGITAL

A digital dairy project aiming to create 600 new jobs in south-west Scotland and Cumbria has been awarded more than £21 million of funding. Led by Scotland’s Rural College, it is expected the Digital Dairy Value-Chain could generate an additional £60m a year for a region which produces nearly two billion litres of milk a year. As well as helping to decarbonise the region’s dairy industry, the project will help to develop and retain a skilled and innovative workforce. www.sruc.ac.uk