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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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Viruses fool even the best

18 July 2024

Southland farmer Dave Loveridge wasn’t aware of the long-term impacts of having one identified calf with bovine viral disease (BVD), he shares his story and measures of prevention.

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Boys in Black - Set to Make Big Noise

16 July 2024

Senior Sire Analyst Taylor Connell discusses what the KiwiCross® teams offer this season and highlights four exceptional sires.

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Year-by-year: Breeding a Better Generation

12 July 2024

Herd improvement and genetic gain are keys to many successful, sustainable, and profitable farms, and the Jones family farm is no different.

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We’re Breeding Jersey Champions

02 July 2024

In LIC’s breeding team, the first four months of the year are a highlight as we inspect potential bull dams across New Zealand and visit many breeders.

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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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Know your numbers to improve farm profitability

13 December 2023

The challenges faced by farmers in today’s dairy sector are perhaps like nothing faced before, says South Canterbury FarmWise consultant Matt Cassineri.

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Striking gold

08 December 2023

2023 will surely go down as among the wettest-ever for dairy farming, and I take my hat off to farmers for being resilient and still making a success of their farms, says bull acquisition manager Danie Swart.

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Defining efficiency in New Zealand's dairy herd

21 November 2023

Bull Acquisition Manager, Kelli Buckley, shares some of her top picks from our KiwiCross® lineup.

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Selecting super beef sires for dairy

28 July 2023

Paul Charteris, Beef Genetics Product Lead discusses the trait information our breeding team select on for beef sires.

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Punching above their weight

12 July 2023

Danie Swart, Bull Acquisition Manager, profiles three bulls from our Jersey line-up that excel in both production and traits-other-than-production (TOP).

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Black magic

07 July 2023

Senior Sire Analyst Adrian Young highlights some of his picks from LIC's KiwiCross® bull team.

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