Animal breeding company LIC has made sure semen straws were delivered on time to flood-stricken farmers in the South Island.

A sudden low payout in their first year sharemilking was a shock for Simon and Aimee Player, reports LIC.

LIC national FarmWise manager, Edward Hardie on the decisions dairy farmers need to make now for a good summer.

The next era of farming will start with taking full advantage of data, says LIC chief executive Wayne McNee.

Labour and accuracy were two main drivers behind LIC’s latest automation which will revolutionise a key part of its herd testing operations, says LIC’s Brent Wollaston.

Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) is undergoing a digital transformation in the cloud, says chief executive Wayne McNee.

After forty years working as an AI technician for Livestock Improvement Co, Alex Macmillan (81) now farms beef cattle at Pipiwai, Northland.

The ‘Resilient Dairy’ research launched by LIC at National Fieldays in June is an “overdue but welcome initiative” because New Zealand is lagging in dairy genetics, says genetics company World Wide Sires.

LIC has been named as the Cooperative Business of the Year.

A 139% increase in Livestock Improvement Corporation’s profit to $22.2 million reflects a turnaround in performance and profitability, says chairman Murray King.