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A pilot trial has begun, seeking to understand a possible link between the methane cows produce and their genetics.

With winter around the corner, LIC says farm staff are busy tending to bulls to ensure they capture the vital semen needed for New Zealand’s dairy herd.

Focusing resources on improving reproductive performance can offer economic, social, and legal benefits. 

A LIC board proposal to buy a 50% stake in Israeli agri tech company Afimilk has been knocked back by shareholders.

More accurate genetic evaluations, drawing on ten years of New Zealand and international research, will be available to dairy farmers from this month.

LIC shareholders will meet on April 7 to vote on a $109 million deal to buy 50% of Israeli agritech company Afimilk.

New Zealand dairy farmers are becoming world leaders in precision farming, says Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) chairman Murray King.

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.