Displaying items by tag: Livestock Improvement Corporation

LIC’s herd improvement roadshow last month attracted about 1500 farmers nationwide.

A milestone 55 years in the making was passed in a split-second: with one clamp of a tag punch LIC tagged its 10,000th sire proving scheme (SPS) bull calf.

LIC has bowed to shareholder pressure by dropping its plan to transfer its herd testing and Minda businesses to a subsidiary.

The genetic gain and value that LIC bulls are delivering on New Zealand dairy farms is confirmed in the latest Ranking of Active Sires (RAS) list.

A new app for farmers has been launched by LIC Automation to help those with CellSense in-line sensors to more easily manage mastitis in their herd.

LIC directors set to get a 1.5% pay rise at the annual meeting this month.

Dairy farmers are being urged to review their breeding strategies for the upcoming mating season to get benefits gained by the breeding of low BW cows to proven beef sires.

LIC has reported positive feedback from farmers trialling an online tool which stores their data.

During calving many farmers focus on matching cow dry matter (DM) requirements with grass growth rates to ensure their feed budgets sustain them through to September/October when growth rates match feed intake.

Calving is getting underway in many regions, seeing farmers excited to see their future herds hit the ground, LIC says.