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IT’S A day-on, day-off working week for New Zealand’s best ever artificial breeding bull Howies Checkpoint. Farmers are lining up to use the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ bull in the upcoming dairy mating season, but LIC says it has to make sure he doesn’t get worn out. 

Federated Farmers has brokered what could be its last meeting before the mutant calf issue ends up before the Courts and/or the Commerce Commission.

New Zealand farmers are lining up to use 'once-in-a-lifetime' bull Howies Checkpoint in the upcoming dairy mating season.

Dairy farmers need to express their interest by the end of September if they want to join a FarmWise tour looking at wintering systems in the UK and Ireland.

It's calving time and that means children all around New Zealand are making some very important decisions on which one they would like to take to Calf Club.

Dairy farmer owned cooperative, LIC, will seek support in November from shareholders for the transfer of the Core Database to DairyNZ.

Waikato farmer Brian Frost will be able to get out of the cowshed completely in future after investing in a farm automation system for his 24-aside Herringbone shed.

The 2011-12 year was one of strong performance for dairy farmer owned LIC.

DairyNZ and LIC have reached agreement for the transfer of the core database to the Dairy Industry Good Animal Database.

THE BEST bull in the world will be on display at National Fieldays, says LIC.