LIC and Lely enter R&D partnership in farm sensor technology

LIC and Lely enter R&D partnership in farm sensor technology
By Suze Metherell April 17 (BusinessDesk) - Livestock Improvement Corp, a farmer cooperative that sells bull semen and manages a dairy genetics database, has entered a research and development partnership with Dutch agricultural company Lely Group.  As part of the deal the Hamilton-based company has acquired Lely Sensortec, the Dutch company's Hamilton-based development division, whose five staff design farm sensor technology to monitor animal health and production, for an undisclosed amount, the companies said in a joint statement. The d...