LIC’s herd recording service started back in the 1980’s when farmers sent us their animal details via the post which we then used to create reports and send back to farmers. Fast forward 30 years and you can now view, enter, and report on your herd records from anywhere, anytime.
As we continue working with our farmers, we understand how important it is to continue transforming our technology and modernising our systems. Recently, we’ve started moving to the cloud meaning faster genomic analysis in our breeding programmes and unlocking new opportunities to deliver more value through MINDA. These improvements are just the beginning but alongside technology improvements, our current areas of focus are:
Making MINDA simple and easier to use
- We’re working on making it easier to navigate MINDA, so you can access and use your farm’s information with less hassle - ongoing through the season.
- Self-service editing of animal events in MINDA focusing on key MINDA Events, make changes to your herd records without needing to call our Customer Experience Centre – from early 2025.
Working together with other apps and systems you use on farm
- We’re continuing to work with industry partners to eliminate the hassle of double entry of data between the apps and systems your farm uses. We’re currently working on making Animal Health Treatments available to 3rd parties, like the Fonterra Dairy Diary. After that, we’ll focus on improving MINDA’s integration with drafting gates. – ongoing through the season.
Visit our Recent Releases article to find out more about the value we've delivered recently.
