Chinese strategy
OPINION: Fonterra may have sold its dairy farms in China but the appetite for collaboration with the country remains strong.
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.
LIC says it is in the early stages of developing artificial intelligence (AI) software to allow early detection of lameness caused by cow gait.
Researchers at Livestock Improvement Corp (LIC) are working with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to piece together a genetic jigsaw of 15 million pieces.
OPINION: Fonterra may have sold its dairy farms in China but the appetite for collaboration with the country remains strong.
OPINION: The Listener's latest piece on winter grazing among Southland dairy farmers leaves much to be desired.