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Ireland's Minister of Agriculture, Food and Marine blew the whistle just moments after he and NZ's Minister of Agriculture Damien O'Connor concluded their formal talks in Wellington.

OPINION: The genie is well and truly out of the bottle.

Look for market trends, rather than market signals.

An additional $26 million has been made available for farmers and growers to clean up their land damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle.

As farmers and growers continue to re-establish their businesses in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, the Government has announced a boost of $26 million to meet the need in the recovery efforts.

WE ALL have to chip in to help farmers recover, says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

The Government is providing $25 million to kick-start recovery efforts for farmers, growers and rural communities significantly affected by Cyclone Gabrielle.

The Government has announced an initial $4 million in funding to help farmers, growers, whenua Māori owners and rural communities to co-ordinate recovery efforts from Cyclone Gabrielle.

A newly launched government and industry strategy aims to grow the value of New Zealand’s horticultural production to $12 billion by 2035.

National's agriculture spokesperson says his absolute priority, if his party gets into power, is to get rid of what he calls the 'punitive model' of engagement between government and farmers.