16 July 2026
In the past, a bull could sit comfortably in a team for several years with little change, but today, that’s no longer the case.
After 20 years, Clive Walden and his family have transformed their modest beef block in Northland into an 800-cow dairy operation.
On Ireland’s south-east coast, John Phelan is running a system that would look strikingly familiar to New Zealand dairy farms.
On a fifth-generation dairy farm near Invercargill, husband-and-wife team Suzanne and Maurice Hanning have reshaped their herd’s breeding strategy using fresh sexed semen for the first time across their whole herd.
Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) today announced a positive full year result for the FY25/26 and a dividend payment of 12.26 cents per share for shareholders.
01 July 2026
It’s estimated that Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) costs the New Zealand dairy and beef industry more than $150 million every year.
24 June 2026
For Donald and Nicky McGiven, their focus is on staying on the land for as long as they can, and ensuring the workload remains sustainable as they do.
22 June 2026
Honouring the work behind every generation at Breeders’ Day
17 June 2026
In the heart of Southland, Colleen and John Neustroski have built their herd through decades of deliberate decisions.
09 June 2026
New season data from LIC shows a strong reproductive performance for the 2025/2026 season, with a lift in key metrics compared to last season.
02 June 2026
Paynes Titus Excelsior ET, an LIC bull bred by Brad Payne and Claire Brodie in the Waikato, has won the JT Thwaites Sire of the Season 2026 Award.
13 May 2026
LIC will build a new diagnostics laboratory at its Newstead, Hamilton site, as demand continues to grow for GeneMark® and animal health testing.
