Kate and Mitch Johnson

One Persistently Infected Animal: One Monster Nightmare

20 August 2024

It's critical a BVD infection doesn't strike at mating time or during early pregnancy. And if a persistently infected animal lurks anywhere near your herd, the ramifications can be widespread, says Mitch Johnson, Southland farmer.
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Viruses fool even the best

18 July 2024

Southland farmer Dave Loveridge wasn’t aware of the long-term impacts of having one identified calf with bovine viral disease (BVD), he shares his story and measures of prevention.
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Bite the Bullet on Johne’s Disease

01 July 2024

Steve and Wendy Skelton run a Jersey herd that’s currently in the top 1% in breeding worth, and top 3% in production worth, in New Zealand. And it’s been that way for many years.
LIC’s new breeding value will enable farmers to breed cows that are more resistant to facial eczema.

LIC introduces new breeding value to help combat facial eczema

05 March 2024

LIC has introduced a new breeding value to help combat bovine facial eczema – a distressing disease costing the New Zealand dairy sector at least $100 million annually in lost production.
Francis Koning and AgriManager

How a herd testing routine is helping the Koning Family

12 December 2022

For the last seven years they have been on an efficiency and profitability drive and they rear about 25% replacement calves.
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Using herd test information to improve udder health and milk quality

23 November 2022

LIC Herd Test Business Manager, Taryn Barnett, shares how farmers can utilise key herd test information to improve their herd's udder health and milk quality.
Brendan O'Leary

Closing the system: All-AB response to increased biosecurity risk

03 July 2020

Two seasons ago Waikato farmer Brendon O’Leary decided to ‘close the system’ on his home farm.
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Dairy industry receives boost with $25 million sustainable innovation programme

13 June 2019

The programme will drive improvements in the health and wellbeing of the national dairy herd and a step-change in sustainable milk production.
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LIC welcomes Fonterra’s latest announcement with The a2 Milk Company

21 February 2019

Fonterra’s announcement that it will sign up farms to supply milk for The a2 Milk Company matches the demand we have experienced for our A2 genetics and testing services.
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Drop of milk is due diligence

10 January 2019

Whether it's bad news or a signal of resounding success, what's possible from a drop of milk is ultimately good for the continued viability of the farm.
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LIC introduces new, world-leading measures to combat M. bovis

03 September 2018

LIC, the largest supplier of artificial breeding services to New Zealand’s dairy farms, is introducing daily testing of bull semen to combat the threat of the Mycoplasma bovis cattle disease.
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How the AI behind driverless cars is part of the dairy industry’s coolest tech

07 June 2018

MEDIA RELEASE: Farmer owned co-operative LIC is currently in the early stages of developing artificial intelligence (AI) software to allow early detection of lameness from cow gait.