Landwards Spring 2021
Profession: Engineering for food
Engineering for food - dairy technology from farm to plant At the end of February, the IAgrE Engineering for Food dairy technology online event delved into what the future might look like in terms of technology for the dairy sector. Chris McCullough logged on. On day one Duncan Forbes, head of dairy at Agri-EPI, outlined his vision for the future of milk production.
A vision Duncan explained that Agri-EPI is one 34
of four centres set up to deliver the UK government’s agritech strategy. These centres were set up to respond to the global challenge of sustainable food production given that world population is expected to rise to 9.5 billion people by 2050. This in turn requires 60 to 70
percent more food production with less environmental impact. Agri-EPI has invested in three dairy centres, namely Scotland’s Rural College, Dumfries; Harper Adams University, Shropshire and Kingshay, Somerset, where several different
