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Dairy farmers are one step closer to breeding cow with lower methane emissions, offering an innovative way to reduce the nation's agricultural carbon footprint without compromising farm productivity.

The dairy sector’s production remains stable despite tight and uncertain economic conditions, according to the latest annual New Zealand Dairy Statistics report.

LIC farmers are set to benefit from a genetics collaboration with US company, Sexing Technologies (ST).

A new collaboration is underway to improve the genetic links between the New Zealand and Nordic Jersey cattle populations.

Herd improvement company LIC says it's well-positioned for the challenges ahead and remains focused on its core purpose - delivering value for farmer shareholders.

New Zealand farmers could have access to low methane elite genetics by 2026.

LIC is embarking on a ground-breaking project aimed at breeding heat tolerant and disease resistant dairy cows for Sub-Saharan Africa, in collaboration with the global leader in precision breeding, Acceligen, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Holstein Friesian NZ, and herd improvement co-operative LIC have launched a joint sire proving scheme that aims to select and prove Holstein Friesian bulls for New Zealand dairy farmers.

Herd improvement company LIC paid over $2 million worth of credit to farmers caught up in a semen quality issue in October last year.

A final report supporting improvements in New Zealand's genetic gain system for the national dairy herd is being backed by the sector's leading genetic companies.