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Keep up-to-date with the latest news from us and our farmers. We’ll also be sharing tips from experts across the business and how our services and solutions can add value to your farm.

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LIC Director to step-down

17 May 2018

MARKET STATEMENT: Livestock Improvement Corporation (NZX: LIC) (LIC) announces Abby Foote will step-down from its Board of Directors, effective 18 October 2018.

Developing future rural leaders

04 May 2018

Build your governance capabilities and leadership skills by completing Fonterra’s Governance Development Programme.

Never mind the bobbies.... here's the Wagyu calves!

18 April 2018

Using Wagyu over lower-end BW cows offers certainty of income, calving ease, and helps avoid bobby calf issues. Meanwhile, elite genetics get channelled where they're most-effective, boosting overall genetic gain.

Improving AB facilities to improve mating results

18 April 2018

MEDIA RELEASE - One of the most unpredictable places to be in a dairy shed would arguably be the back-end of a cow.

Is she? Is she not? Test her pregnancy through her milk.

18 April 2018

Ray Curtin just wants to know who's in-calf - aged-pregnancies don't matter to him. The humble herd test can help.

LIC receives Ministerial approval for share simplification proposal

12 April 2018

MEDIA RELEASE - LIC has received Ministerial approval from the Minister of Agriculture to proceed with the proposed changes to the co-operative’s constitution.

LIC Director to step-down by rotation

12 April 2018

MEDIA RELEASE - Livestock Improvement Corporation confirms Steve Poole has chosen not to seek re-election and will step-down from the Board of Directors, effective 31 May 2018.

Sky-High: SPACE™ Now the new frontier in pasture management

10 April 2018

Getting a gauge on grass growth is about to get a whole lot easier. Paddock-by-paddock, you can now get an automatic reading from your mobile device or desktop. We explain how this solution flies on one Canterbury farm.

LIC gets the green light from shareholders for share simplification proposal

14 March 2018

MEDIA RELEASE - Following a Special Meeting held today the Board of Livestock Improvement Corporation Ltd (NZX: LIC) (LIC) announced it received shareholder support to proceed with its proposal to simplify LIC’s share structure.

There is no plan B - Letter from LIC Chairman Murray King

06 March 2018

With one week to go before voting closes on the LIC Board’s proposal to simplify the co-op’s share structure – Chairman Murray King has written to shareholders to say there's no plan B if the proposal isn't supported.

Feet firmly planted in mid air

05 March 2018

Often at work, I have reason to pause and reflect on the connections between farming and software development. Most would see them as separate domains with different conditions and rules. I disagree.

LIC puts its weight behind A2 market

23 February 2018

MEDIA RELEASE - Herd improvement and agri-technology co-operative LIC launches a new team of elite A2 bulls supported by genotype testing.