FIL

23/10/2026

Wishing you all a safe and happy long weekend ahead.

For those heading into the shed as usual, we hope you get a chance to enjoy a bit of downtime over the weekend. 💛

21/10/2026

Two options, same trusted formula. 🐄

FIL Detail water-based tail paint is available in 1L applicators or 4L and 10L pails, giving you the flexibility to choose what works best on your farm.

🫟 Gentle on cows
🫟 Easy to apply and clean up
🫟 Fluorescent colours for clear heat detection
🫟 Lasts up to 21 days

Head into your local rural retailer to grab yours. 🎨🛍️

Still the most widely used heat detection aid in NZ, our animal markers are a cost effective and easy to use herd management tool.

19/10/2026

Day or night, a clear tail paint job makes all the difference. 💙🩷

16/10/2026

Day 1 of AgFest West Coast is done and dusted! See you again tomorrow for more yarns with Trevor & Andrew, freebies and don’t forget to enter our ‘Guess The Weight’ competition to win some GEA filter socks and FIL prize pack. 🐄 💛

14/10/2026

Happy International Rural Women’s Day! 👩‍🌾

Today we’re celebrating the amazing women who help keep our rural communities thriving. 💛

A special shout-out to the ladies in our sales team, who are out on the road, connecting with farmers and supporting our rural communities every day.

Here’s to the women who make a difference on and off the farm! 👏

13/10/2026

West Coast, we're heading your way!

We'll be at Agfest West Coast this Friday and would love to catch up. Stop by site #35 to meet the GEA and FIL team and chat with our Area Managers about practical solutions to help set your farm up for a successful 2026/27 season.

See you there! 👋

13/10/2026

The first stop of our On-Farm Mastitis Management Roadshow with Ruralco was a huge success today!

Thanks to Farm Medix's Natasha Maguire for sharing her expertise on mastitis management, along with practical tips farmers can put into action this season.

We're back on farm tomorrow for another session, this time hosted by Arjan & Katie Hulsman.

12/10/2026

Bloat season is here 🌱

As the grass gets going, it’s a good time to think about bloat management and what’s working on farm.

We’ve put together a quick read on bloat, prevention and some practical options for keeping cows on track this season. 🐄

Check it out in the link below 👇

Frothy bloat is a fast build-up of digestive gas in the rumen. It is causes when gas made by digestion is trapped as a foam in the rumen and cant be belched.

09/10/2026

Big news for Craig (Hoover) Allen! 🎉

After 11 years with FIL, we’re excited to announce that Craig has stepped into a newly created role as Corporate & Export Manager.

Hoover, as he’s better known, joined FIL in 2015 as our Taranaki Area Manager and has played a huge role in farmers’ day-to-day operations, building strong relationships with his clients and helping make positive changes to the way they farm through his vast knowledge and know-how.

Hoover has also spent time over in the UK helping FIL reach the other side of the world, and with his impressive reputation in Taranaki, we know he’ll do an incredible job looking after our corporate and export customers.

He’ll continue supporting farmers across Taranaki while we work through the transition and get his replacement on board.

Please join us in congratulating Craig on his new role! 👏

07/10/2026

Tail paint that stands out! 🫟

A big shoutout to Farm Source Te Awamutu for putting together this awesome display and making sure our tail paint is just as eye-catching in store as it is out in the paddock! 🤩

Head into your local rural retail to pick up FIL Detail or Tell Tail. 🛍️