Farmlands messaging and updates

We’ve set up this information hub to provide you all with useful information about what Farmlands is doing to support the cyclone response and other resources that relate to Gabrielle.  

Many of you might urgently need supplies or advice, so we’re standing by to take care of you and your business with the products and expertise you might need right now. If you are unable to make it into a store, please call 0800 200 600 or email us on us on ask@farmlands.co.nz.   

 07/03/23

The government has just announced that it's adding another $26m fund set up last month to assist farmers and growers. Already $17.4m has been paid out to 2,846 applicants in the past 12 days.

The fund provides assistance of up to $10,000 for pastoral and arable farmers, and up to $2,000 a hectare - capped at $40,000 - to growers. Anyone who has already received a clean-up grant form the Ministry of Primary Industries are not eligible to apply.

There's also been a two-week extenstion for applications, which will stay open until 20 March, with an extension to 3 April for those in hard-to-reach areas.

Read more here.

20/02/23

MPI shared today the following message:

“The Ministry for Primary Industries and Federated Farmers have restarted the national Feed Coordination Service to support farmers recovering from Cyclone Gabrielle.

It helps match people with grazing or supplementary feed for sale to those who need it.

You can access the service by phoning 0800 FARMING (0800 327 646) or registering online.

Grazing needed

Grazing available

Feed needed

Feed available

You can read more about the service here: Feed Coordination Service launched for farmers hit by cyclone | NZ Government (mpi.govt.nz)”