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Waikato

Our Waikato Area Managers are on the ground supporting dairy farmers like you – our extended family – with NZ made products and proven expertise, helping you perform at your best every season.

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Meet your local reps

Greg Duncan

Greg Duncan

FIL Area Manager

Te Awamutu, Otorohanga & Cambridge

M. 027 472 1505
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Greg Sampson

Greg Sampson

FIL Area Manager

North & Coastal Taranaki (Okato, Opunake, Inglewood, Waitara)

M. 027 472 1506
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Kayla McDonnell

Kayla McDonnell

FIL Area Manager

Central Plateau

M. 027 201 2317
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Mark Mohring

Mark Mohring

FIL Area Manager

North Waikato

M. 027 472 1502
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Tania Earnshaw

Tania Earnshaw

FIL Area Manager

South Waikato & Matamata

M. 027 704 5933
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Tom Laurent

Tom Laurent

FIL Area Manager

South Auckland & Hauraki

M. 027 549 4692
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News & advice

Chlorine: How to use it in the dairy

Chlorine: How to use it in the dairy

4 Dec 2023

Chlorine plays a crucial role in maintaining dairy hygiene, serving various purposes: cleaning the plant, water treatment, and removal of moss and ...

ViewTips to avoid Thermoduric grades over summer

Tips to avoid Thermoduric grades over summer

24 Nov 2023

There is a range of visual inspections you can do to reduce the occurrence of Thermoduric grades. By doing these checks regularly, particularly ...

ViewTips for avoiding bacterial grades over summer

Tips for avoiding bacterial grades over summer

15 Nov 2023

The warmer temperatures through the summer months provide an ideal environment for bacteria to grow.

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What Our Farmers Say

Bryan Holmes
Matamata dairy farmer upgrades teat spray system to gain control of somatic cell count

With a split calving pattern and four full-time staff, Bryan was finding it difficult to overcome high somatic cell count (SCC). A few simple changes were implemented to create consistency around teat spraying, and the SCC dropped from 250,000 to under 150,000.

Bryan Holmes - Waikato

Read morePeter Bellamy
Bellevue Farms: Capturing all of the detail during mating

Dairy farmer Peter Bellamy milks 900 cows in Te Poi with his son Simon, and three other staff. When it comes to heat detection, he sees FIL Detail water-based tail paint as a reliable part of his toolbox.

Peter Bellamy - Waikato

Read moreChris Thompson
Reliable, safe and cost-effective heat detection

Chris and Vickie Thompson have been farming 250 cows on their low-lying dairy farm in Hinuera for 10 years, following 15 years of sharemilking in the local area.

Chris Thompson - Waikato

Read moreAndrew Sillis
“Before we changed to FIL we had a shocking season, with 15 demerits. We decided to make the switch, and it’s been a grade free year, this year.”

Dairy farmer Andrew Sillis switched to FIL last season on the back of 15 demerit points in the previous season. The farm has now been grade-free for a year.

Andrew Sillis - Waikato

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