Taranaki Farm

Record revenue underpins LIC annual result

19 July 2018

MARKET STATEMENT: LIC’s financial results for the year ending 31 May 2018.
Farmers sitting in grass

Update on share simplification implementation

11 July 2018

MARKET STATEMENT: On 14 March 2018, Livestock Improvement Corporation LIC shareholders approved the proposal to simplify LIC’s share structure by bringing its existing two classes of shares together into a single class.
Bulls team concept

Elite quality and extreme depth make exceptional teams

10 July 2018

Use our Premier Sires to ensure the latest generation of young replacements entering your herd are adding genetic gain.
114057 Maire Golddigger

Big plaudits for LIC bulls

02 July 2018

The Holstein-Friesian and Jersey breed societies of New Zealand recently awarded LIC bulls for their top industry status.
PW and SCC

PW change-up

21 June 2018

The PW mix now contains five production values, with somatic cell count now complementing fat, protein, volume, and liveweight. This may change in-herd cow rankings. We explain the logic.
Mating

BCS & feed management a focus in lead-up to mating

20 June 2018

Keen on reversing an increasing empty rate trend over recent seasons, here's one Canterbury manager's approach to mating this season, which combines automation technologies with disciplined, proven, management practices.
Herd Test - generic

Nip infection in the bud, set your heifers up

19 June 2018

The first herd test of the season can help improve udder health and milk quality across the herd. Taryn Barnett, LIC herd test business manager, explains how.
AB facility

Getting AB facilities up-to-scratch

13 June 2018

Is your farm gold, silver, bronze or non-compliant in its AB standards? We talk to Bobby Dean who oversees two farms with AB facilities at both ends of the spectrum.
Farm Canterbury

There’s more in MINDA®

11 June 2018

Recently we talked about the constant changing of rules both on the farm and in the world of IT. This speed of change means we are able to make updates to MINDA almost on a weekly basis.
Wairarapa Moana - scenic

Wairarapa Moana – A herd improvement journey

11 June 2018

Over the last 5 years Wairarapa Moana has worked alongside LIC to improve their herd records, in-calf rates and bottom line.
lameness detection AI

How the AI behind driverless cars is part of the dairy industry’s coolest tech

07 June 2018

MEDIA RELEASE: Farmer owned co-operative LIC is currently in the early stages of developing artificial intelligence (AI) software to allow early detection of lameness from cow gait.
Dave Gibson, Kapuni-based SPS farmer

A pipeline of golden girls in Kapuni

07 June 2018

Dave Gibson of Kapuni says LIC's Sire Proving Farmer of the Year accolade came as a pleasant surprise, but several key observers in the industry believe the award was inevitable.