Annual results calf

LIC annual result reflects performance, profitability turnaround

24 July 2019

LIC’s financial results for the year ending 31 May 2019. For all the numbers and analysis, visit www.ayearinreview.lic.co.nz
Milking in rotary shed

How few can we do? The evolution of flexible milking frequency

24 July 2019

How many milkings are needed in a pasture based dairy cows’ lactation to optimise productivity and profitability?
Daughter of Izabull

Shades of red & black

19 July 2019

Suit your farm, suit your cows, suit yourself.
SPACE Louise

In the SPACE™ race

08 July 2019

Top Otorohanga farmer Louise Collingwood can see a day when the lifetime performance of her paddocks will be ranked much in the same way as Production Worth ranks the lifetime performance of her cows.
105038 Mint Edition

Father and son sire duo take spoils at breed society progeny awards

04 July 2019

The old adage ‘like father, like son’ has never been truer at this year’s Boehringer Ingelheim Progeny Competition, with all six teams of the winning progeny sired by father - son duo - Fairmont Mint Edition and San Ray FM Beamer.
Pukeroa

LIC bulls receive top industry accolades from breed societies

04 July 2019

Two LIC bulls have won both the Holstein Friesian and Jersey breed societies’ premier accolades at their respective annual conferences.
Calf shed

Spring into calving

03 July 2019

Apparently it’s winter. But at the time of writing this, we’ve enjoyed a very kind May and a benign June.
Brendan and Stacey White

Downsizing opens gate to A2/A2 farm

24 June 2019

He’s a dairy farmer with a passion for breeding, striving to be “at the front of the game.” She’s a converted city-girl who fell in love with the dairy farmer, despite her aversion to typical milk.
Holstein friesian cows grazing in long grass 3

Protein & fat a balancing act

20 June 2019

The landmark changes to Breeding Worth in February had a big impact on the Holstein-Friesian breed, and I know this first hand, having been brought up on a farm that exclusively milks Holstein Friesians.
Young LIC bulls

The Generation Game

17 June 2019

Find out more about the enhanced evaluation model we’re using to estimate the genetic merit of an animal and its relatives.
Cows on race

Dairy industry receives boost with $25 million sustainable innovation programme

13 June 2019

The programme will drive improvements in the health and wellbeing of the national dairy herd and a step-change in sustainable milk production.
LIC Newstead

LIC Director Election Results

24 May 2019

Farmer-owned co-operative, Livestock Improvement Corporation (NZX: LIC) (LIC), announces the appointment of Ken Hames to its Board following a shareholder election in its Northern Region.