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Two New Zealand farmer-owned co-ops are jointly offering an alternative revenue stream for farmers through a Wagyu programme.

LIC has confirmed its artificial breeding bulls are free from the Mycoplasma bovis cattle disease.

LIC chairman Murray King says New Zealand dairy farmers must remain ambitious about maintaining their global edge in productivity and profitability.

LIC, the country’s largest supplier of dairy genetics, will test its artificial breeding bulls for Mycoplasma bovis to provide its farmers with greater peace of mind through the dairy mating season.

New herd reproduction data released by LIC shows good news for the industry and areas of opportunity for the upcoming mating period.

Some of the country’s top Jersey genetics from joint breeding by LIC and Jersey New Zealand are now available to farmers.

Holstein Friesian New Zealand (HFNZ) believes the next big thing in the bull industry has arrived.

The days of high growth in New Zealand cow numbers are over, says LIC chief executive Wayne McNee.

LIC Sire Proving Scheme (SPS) Farmers of the Year Bryan and Suzanne Jackson have been in the programme for 18 years.

North Otago farmer Matt Ross has been elected to the LIC board for a four-year term.