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Sire Proving Scheme Farmers of the Year 2023/24

23 May 2024

Announced at LIC’s recent Breeders’ Day was the co-operative’s National Sire Proving Scheme Farmer of the Year award, presented to Louise & Alastair Holmes of Fairlea.
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Illustrious the bull 60th animal to be inducted into Hall of Fame

14 May 2024

An elite Holstein Friesian bull, Farside M Illustrious S3F, has been inducted into the “Hall of Fame”.
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LIC partners with Fonterra, Open Country and OSPRI to streamline farmers’ reporting needs

09 May 2024

LIC has launched additional functionality into its MINDA® software, enabling collaboration with more industry partners to ease farmers’ compliance burden and save them time.
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LIC marks 20 years listed on the NZX

19 April 2024

Today marks 20 years since Livestock Improvement Corporation Limited (LIC) was listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX).
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Dairy farmers achieve record reproduction performance

11 April 2024

New data shows dairy farmers have achieved the highest six week in-calf rate and lowest not-in-calf rate on record.
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LIC introduces new breeding value to help combat facial eczema

05 March 2024

LIC has introduced a new breeding value to help combat bovine facial eczema – a distressing disease costing the New Zealand dairy sector at least $100 million annually in lost production.
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LIC points to possible cause of semen quality issue and commits to improvements

21 February 2024

LIC has informed its farmer shareholders that the investigation into the semen quality issue that impacted 1,127 herds in October last year has concluded the possible cause to be a bacterial contamination.
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The next generation of DNA testing

13 February 2024

LIC to release new solution to help farmers fast track their herds' genetic gain.
LIC financial results show New Zealand dairy farmers are still seeing value in cow efficiency

LIC produces a solid half-year financial result against challenging economic conditions

24 January 2024

LIC financial results show New Zealand dairy farmers are still seeing value in cow efficiency.
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The whole is greater than the sum of its parts

19 December 2023

I’m often quizzed by farmers and breeders about what makes for a quality bull dam, says senior sire analyst Michele van der Aa.
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Drawing the short straw has never been so rewarding

15 December 2023

The popularity of LIC’s short gestation length semen has never been so high, says genetics product specialist James Mills.
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Dairy production stable despite climate conditions

14 December 2023

Dairy sector production has held strong in the face of difficult climate conditions throughout the 2022/23 season.