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LIC seeks shareholder support to acquire 50% stake in leading global agritech company.

19 February 2020

LIC to seek shareholder approval to acquire 50% stake for $108.7 million in Israeli agritech company Afimilk.

Major enhancement to animal performance genetic evaluations

10 February 2020

Today NZAEL announced a major change to the national evaluation system that will come into effect this month.

Shareholder/Analyst Call: LIC 2019/20 Half Year Results

04 February 2020

Livestock Improvement Corporation (NZX: LIC) (LIC) announced its half year results on Wednesday 29 January 2020.

New EZ Link rollout

31 January 2020

A redevelopment of our EZ Link is being rolled out to farmers nationwide over the month of February.

LIC Half-Year Revenue Up As Farmers Invest In ‘Precision Farming’

29 January 2020

Half-year financial results for the six months to 30 November 2019. For more info and commentary about the result, visit www.halfyearinreview.lic.co.nz.

No silver bullet: stick to the knitting, nail repro targets

21 January 2020

In this article, LIC senior reproduction solutions advisor Jair Mandriaza provides commentary on the 2018/2019 national reproduction statistics, and sees good cause for optimism.

New online training platform now live

16 January 2020

A new interactive training platform, designed to help farmers upskill and get more value from LIC’s products and services, is now available on the LIC website.

Quantifying the environmental efficiency of LIC’s bulls

11 December 2019

LIC has bred environmentally efficient dairy animals for some time, and here Tony Fransen reflects on recent data that illustrates just how far LIC’s Premier Sires teams have come since 1989.

Setting a Super Summer

11 December 2019

We have the incentive of a strong payout in front of us, so we naturally want to maximise milk production.

Smart players...know when to hold 'em

05 December 2019

A sudden low payout in their first year sharemilking was a shock, and Simon & Aimee Player knew they had to increase the value of their asset quick-smart.

Once a day milking bringing huge benefits to farmers

05 December 2019

An increasing number of farmers In Northland are turning to once-a-day (OAD) milking from twice-a-day (2AD) milking.

Dairy farmers producing more milk from fewer cows, latest ‘cow census’ shows

28 November 2019

The latest New Zealand Dairy Statistics reveal farmers’ focus on productivity and efficiency is paying off with milk production increasing despite cow numbers stabilising.