Year-by-year: Breeding a better generation
Herd improvement and genetic gain are keys to many successful, sustainable and profitable farms. The Jones family are no different.
July 26, 2024
Herd improvement and genetic gain are keys to many successful, sustainable and profitable farms. The Jones family are no different.
Tom and Kim Kent are carrying on the rich legacy of running the family farm. They’re aiming to enhance resilience not only for the farm but for their family and the environment.
Top all-round Holstein Friesian bull Royson MG Currency S3F has left a different type of currency for his progeny to inherit.
Elite Holstein Friesian bull, Farside M Illustrious S3F, has been inducted into LIC’s Hall of Fame.
The highest 6-week in-calf rate and lowest not-in-calf rate on record for NZ herds was reported by LIC in April 2024. This is excellent news for farmers, as herds are more favourably placed for ongoing reproductive success next season, with cows calving earlier, more early season days-in-milk and greater opportunity to improve herd quality through culling options this autumn.
LIC Ireland’s Aiden Cunningham reviews what the latest action in the beef market means for dairy producers trying to add value to their beef calves.
Josh and Lauren, from Hampreston Manor Farm, secured a position as one of the top three finalists for the 2023 Famers Weekly Dairy Farmer of the Year award. So, let’s find out a little more about Josh & Lauren and the drivers of success behind their farming business.
Dairy sector production has held strong in the face of difficult climate conditions throughout the 2022/23 season in New Zealand.
Juan Suotto, Commercial Advisor in Genetics at Gensur, LIC’s distributor in Uruguay, recently visited New Zealand to learn more about how our farming systems can benefit Uruguayan farmers.
LIC is well placed to support farmers to meet the on-farm emissions intensity reduction targets recently announced by New Zealand dairy co-operative, Fonterra.
In June 2023, seven Chilean dairy farmers travelled to New Zealand for a bespoke farm tour. The objective? To discover what makes New Zealand dairy farmers some of the most productive, profitable and resilient dairy farmers in the world.
A programme of consistent genetic gain, recording accuracy, and calf quality is the key to success on the Rogers’ Taupiri Farm in Waikato, New Zealand.