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Farmer-funded research body AgriSearch has launched a new PhD Scholarship Programme aimed at improving the overall resilience and sustainability of the ruminant livestock sector in Northern Ireland.
July 19, 2021 11:23 am Northern Ireland scientists have secured £30,000 in venture capital funding to develop a system simplifying the process of recording farm medicine use. The application, created by researchers from the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and Ulster University, will also collate valuable industry data. The system, SMART‘ for short) is designed to capture animal and drug use data in real-time. The team behind the application secured a place on the DigiSpark programme, along with £10,000 to conduct further market research to develop the concept. From a pitch at ...