Support and advice

Our experts share advice about how to make your herd more profitable and your farm more successful. From tips about how to get your cows in-calf early to understanding somatic cell counts, we care about your success.

Agri Manager and Farmers - Ngatea

Reproduction – breed more productive animals

Tips and resources to maximise your herd’s reproductive performance.
Vet Resources

Information and resources to help vets understand LIC products and services.
Herd testing advice

Get the information you need to manage your herd and boost milk quality and production.
Thinking of going ‘no bull’?

Under the current state of heightened biosecurity in New Zealand, there are indications that more farmers this year will be going ‘no bull’.
Wet weather spring tips

LIC's FarmWise team have pulled together their top tips for managing a wet spring.
Improving productivity and reducing emissions by increasing lactations per cow

In short - Yes.
Gestation length and calving difficulty

Expected calving dates are important for a number of herd management practices such as spring feed budgeting, mob allocation, and understanding when things will be busy on farm.
Once a day milking

Before setting a farm system up there are many considerations that must be discussed, one of the most important being in regards to milking frequency.
Look after your most important asset - you.

Mental wellness is a complicated subject.
Herd Improvement

Over time the efficiency of NZ dairy cows has steadily improved. The cow of the early 1990’s produced 55% of its own liveweight in milksolids, whereas a cow of recent years produces about 81% of its own liveweight in milksolids.