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Keep up-to-date with the latest news from us and our farmers. We’ll also be sharing tips from experts across the business and how our services and solutions can add value to your farm.
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Julie Skedgewell demonstrates the hands-on care that supports healthy calves.

Johne’s disease: The cows we couldn’t keep

12 October 2026

After 11 years of consistent testing and management, Alannah Skedgwell and her family have reduced prevalence of Johne’s disease in their Southland herd from 7.2% to 2.4%.

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LIC shareholders have their say at 2026 Annual Meeting

24 September 2026

A new North Island Board representative and five Shareholder Reference Group (SRG) representatives have been elected by LIC shareholders at this year’s Annual Meeting in Invercargill.

Article from the Bulletin Spring 2026

More days in milk: Why efficiency drives every decision on Fraser Hasnip's farm

21 September 2026

Fraser Hasnip believes genetics will play a key role in helping him reach his next goal: lifting production on his Pirongia, Waikato farm from around 510kg of milk solids per cow to 550kg.

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LIC Annual Meeting 2026

03 August 2026

Here’s everything you need to know.

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Genetic gain: Why bull team movement isn’t a bad thing

16 July 2026

In the past, a bull could sit comfortably in a team for several years with little change, but today, that’s no longer the case.

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On-farm snapshot: Building confidence ahead of mating

16 July 2026

After 20 years, Clive Walden and his family have transformed their modest beef block in Northland into an 800-cow dairy operation.

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The Phelan family: An Irish grazing system with a Kiwi twist

16 July 2026

On Ireland’s south-east coast, John Phelan is running a system that would look strikingly familiar to New Zealand dairy farms.

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Breeding with intent: Realising the value of sexed semen

16 July 2026

On a fifth-generation dairy farm near Invercargill, husband-and-wife team Suzanne and Maurice Hanning have reshaped their herd’s breeding strategy using fresh sexed semen for the first time across their whole herd.

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Focus on data driven herd improvement, results in positive full year performance for LIC

16 July 2026

Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) today announced a positive full year result for the FY25/26 and a dividend payment of 12.26 cents per share for shareholders.

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Breaking the BVD cycle

01 July 2026

It’s estimated that Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) costs the New Zealand dairy and beef industry more than $150 million every year.

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Keeping it going: How MINDA® integration capabilities are helping Donald and Nicky stay in dairying

24 June 2026

For Donald and Nicky McGiven, their focus is on staying on the land for as long as they can, and ensuring the workload remains sustainable as they do.

Breeders' Day 2026 Awards Dinner

Breeders' Day 2026

22 June 2026

Honouring the work behind every generation at Breeders’ Day

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