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Livestock Improvement Corporation

Livestock Improvement Corporation

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Livestock Improvement Corporation, or LIC, is a New Zealand multinational farmer-owned co-operative which, for more than 100 years, has provided genetics expertise, information and technology to the dairy sector, aimed at improving the prosperity and productivity of farmers.[1][2]

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LIC has headquarters in Newstead, near Hamilton, regional bases throughout the country, offices in the United Kingdom, Ireland, USA and Australia, and agents in South Africa and Asia.[1][3]

The co-operative is listed on the New Zealand stock exchange, with 11,000 NZ dairy farmer shareholders.[4]

LIC has its roots in 1909, when the first organised routine herd testing service was conducted by and for New Zealand dairy farmers, with the support of the New Zealand Department of Agriculture. Since then, it has grown to become a major enabler and contributor for the New Zealand dairy sector, with over 75% of all dairy cows within New Zealand being sired by LIC-owned bulls.[1]

Notable people

Notable people who work for or who have worked for the corporation include:

References

  1. [1]
    "Our history LIC". lic.co.nz. Livestock Improvement Corporation.
  2. [2]
    Frykberg, Erik (19 February 2020). "LIC makes $109m bid for similar agri tech business in Israel". Radio New Zealand. rnz.co.nz.
  3. [3]
    Fox, Andrea (21 August 2015). "No bull, this is a risky business". stuff.co.nz. Waikato Times.
  4. [4]
    Rowe, Don (31 May 2018). "Semen Valley: the NZ agritech hub which milks the world's finest bulls". The Spinoff. thespinoff.co.nz.
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