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LIC enabling agricultural improvements in Ethiopia

06 November 2020

LIC is enabling agricultural improvements in a country more renowned for coffee than cows with the support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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LIC shareholders vote for streamlined governance

15 October 2020

LIC has received the 75 per cent support required from shareholders to update and streamline its governance and representation structure.
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Breeding for the shareholder

13 October 2020

There’s a sustained determination among the breeding team here at LIC to ensure our shareholders access the most-elite genetics that both deliver on the national breeding objective, and last within the herd.
Simon Pontin FarmWise

The grass can be greener - improving paddock capabilities

01 October 2020

Paddocks are among a farmers biggest and most important assets but occasionally they need a makeover in the form of regrassing.
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Leveraging data for farmer growth

30 September 2020

Data has been at LIC’s core since 1909 but new technology has opened up new ways to leverage important insights and information and create better outcomes for our farmers.
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Reproductive Performance In The New Zealand Dairy Industry

30 September 2020

Nationally, spring 2019’s artificial breeding results show dairy farmers achieved an industry best Six Week In-Calf rate since measurements started being formally recorded by LIC in 2009.
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Our improvement journey

28 September 2020

To support our improvement journey, LIC keeps across new learnings from environmental leaders and research institutes.
McCarthy family

LIC’s 2021 AB technician drive begins

22 September 2020

Each year about 900 of LIC’s qualified AB technicians (AB techs) visit farms in their local area, artificially inseminating thousands of cows between September and January.
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OSPRI and LIC working together to improve animal traceability this spring and beyond

22 September 2020

OSPRI and the Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) are urging farmers to play their part in improving animal traceability at a critical time on farm.
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Making the most of spring growth

11 September 2020

Who would have thought that we could grow double the average growth rates through winter?
Murray and Mark

Shareholder Call: LIC 2020 Annual Meeting

09 September 2020

LIC will be holding its Annual Meeting virtually on Thursday 15 October 2020 at 10.30am. In addition to business as usual matters, we’re seeking shareholder support for proposed changes to LIC’s constitution and governance.
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Forging even-better efficiencies

07 September 2020

LIC’s KiwiCross Premier Sires Forward Pack consists exclusively of A2A2 genetics, so combined with high-BW, your herd will be future-ready when you choose this team for your artificial breeding requirements.