Trev Integrates with LIC MINDA
Farm software outfit Trev has released new integrations with LIC, giving farmers a more connected view of animal performance across the season and turning routine data capture into actionable farm intelligence.
LIC shareholders will meet this week to vote on a new share structure.
And chairman Murray King wrote to shareholders last week, making it clear the co-op has no ‘plan B’ in the event of voting not supporting a single share structure. The proposal must garner 75% support to pass.
King says feedback from some farmers was that a ‘no’ vote would result in a second vote on a revised deal.
“To avoidance any doubt, this [idea] is completely wrong,” says King. LIC directors and “expert advisers” have been working on this proposal for over two years, he says.
“We have considered the issues closely and it is clear this is the fairest, balanced and most transparent way of resolving them.
“We have no plan B. If there is a ‘no’ vote we will not go away and revise the deal with an eye to coming back for a second vote in the near future.
“Although clearly disappointed we would respect the decision of our shareholders and focus on making the best out of carrying on with the existing share structure.”
King says that two classes of shares with unequal rights are not suitable for a modern, progressive co-op.
LIC’s special meeting will be held in Hamilton on March 14.
The closure of the McCain processing plant and the recent announcement of 300 job losses at Wattie’s underscore the mounting pressure facing New Zealand’s manufacturing sector, Buy NZ Made says.
Specialist agriculture lender Oxbury has entered the New Zealand market, offering livestock finance to farmers.
New research suggests Aotearoa New Zealand farmers are broadly matching phosphorus fertiliser use to the needs of their soils, helping maintain relatively stable nutrient levels across the country’s agricultural land.
Helensville farmers, Donald and Kirsten Watson of Moreland Pastoral, have been named the Auckland Regional Supreme Winners at the Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
Marc and Megan Lalich were named 2026 Share Farmers of the Year at last night's Canterbury/North Otago Dairy Industry Awards.
William John Poole, a third year Agribusiness student at Massey University, has been awarded the Dr Warren Parker and Pāmu Scholarship.