A complex action for over 200 dairy farmers against the NZ Dairy Board. It arose
from concerns about the Livestock Improvement Corporation’s (then an NZDB subsidiary)
introduction of an Animal Evaluation Model that allegedly perverted the breeding
and culling decisions made by the nation’s dairy farmers which gave rise to capital
and income losses for those adversely affected. The case had an international flavour
with US funding and scientific experts and continued for 9 years.
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High Court hammers farmers in dairy-breeding stoush
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29 August 2003
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Class action puts LIC restructuring at risk
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20 April 2001
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Farmers seek $40m damages from Dairy Board
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16 February 2001
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Farmers take LIC to court
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20 November 1997
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US farmers may take Dairy Board to court
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5 November 1997
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New row erupts as disputed ranking system reviewed
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5 April 1997
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Antitrust threat to Dairy Board
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21 February 1997
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Dairymen plan three-pronged attack on plan
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15 November 1996
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Cow ranking protest steps up
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24 May 1996
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Dairy farmers weigh legal action
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13 June 1996
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