Changing expectations of what customers or consumers want from the animals producing their products is one of the driving forces behind the new $25.68 million innovative programme for the dairy industry.

A new $25.68 million innovation programme for New Zealand’s dairy industry will drive improvements in the health and wellbeing of the national dairy herd and a step-change in sustainable milk production.

AB technicians are safer onfarm after a national safety campaign to improve their work environments.

Northland farmer Ken Hames has been elected to the Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) board.

A “one of a kind” Jersey bull, Okura Integrity, has been inducted into the LIC Hall of Fame.

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.