Dairy
New Zealand: Breeding index proposal causes controversy
A proposal to develop a single evaluation breeding index for New Zealand which was launched by industry organisation, DairyNZ, has...
Dairy
A proposal to develop a single evaluation breeding index for New Zealand which was launched by industry organisation, DairyNZ, has...
Dairy Technical
Breeding 2021 on the majority of spring-calving herds is now six or seven weeks in, with many farms now switching...
Dairy
LIC will run two events on Thursday, October 17, providing Irish farmers with information on how they can develop strategies...
Dairy
Kilkenny man John Tobin has returned home – after working in New Zealand – to become the new systems manager...
Dairy
A “one-of-a-kind” Jersey bull has been inducted into New Zealand’s ‘Hall of Fame’ for the “profound influence” he has had...
Agri-Business
LIC Ireland has announced that David Power is joining its Eurogene/LIC Ireland team with immediate effect. Irish born and bred,...
Dairy
Sexed semen from a “premier selection” of elite bulls will be available for Irish dairy farmers for the first time...
Dairy
Chris North has made an impressive journey from an employee with ARC Farming to becoming a manager and business partner...
Grass
“A slow, wet winter and an unprecedented dry spring” has left Irish farmers questioning their management practices, according to Sean Chubb,...
Agri-Business
LIC (Livestock Improvement Corporation), the New Zealand farmer-owned co-operative, has announced the appointment of Kathryn George to the role of...
Dairy
Dairy farmers are facing a race against time to get dairy cows back in calf, according to LIC’s Joyce Voogt....
Dairy
Pat and Geraldine Ahern run a dairy enterprise on 28ha in Bridepark, Conna, Co. Cork. Over the past four years,...
Dairy
The board and senior management of New Zealand’s Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) have just completed a tour of Ireland and...
Dairy
LIC, the New Zealand farmer owned co-operative, is gearing up to breed bulls in Ireland. With a high proportion of...
Dairy
In the coming weeks, Irish dairy farmers will be sitting down to select sires to breed the next generation of...
N.Ireland
A working trip to New Zealand inspired a Co. Tyrone beef and sheep farmer’s son to take the brave decision...
Dairy
Following the launch of the LIC Premier Club, LIC Ireland is inviting farmers to a monitor farm event on Tuesday...
Dairy
Irish farmers will soon be able to use some of the “best dairy genetics New Zealand has to offer”. This...