LIC has spent $1 million to revamp its semen processing centre in the Manawatu.

More dairy farmers are opting for artificial breeding (AB), boosting sales for LIC.

A field trial using frozen sexed semen didn’t produce the desired results, says LIC.

LIC chief executive Wayne McNee says the co-op remains well placed in the face of mergers of global dairy genetics and herd improvement companies.

The farmer-owned co-op LIC says the $20 million cost to transform the business has been money well spent.

The future growth and sustainability of the New Zealand dairy industry will be underpinned by innovation and investment in research and development (R&D). 

It's past mid-September and as calving draws to a close it is time to ensure mating plans are in place.

LIC is introducing daily testing of bull semen to combat the threat of the Mycoplasma bovis disease.

Many farms are struggling with wet soils making for slower growth rates and poorer utilisation.

LIC chairman Murray King has won the Cooperative Leader of the Year award.