The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is encouraging all farmers and growers affected by flooding in Canterbury to apply for support from a new $4 million fund.
Applications will open this week for the expanded Canterbury Flood Recovery Fund, which was set up to support the region's recovery from a one in 200-year rainfall event.
"This financial support will help flood-affected farmers and growers across Canterbury to get back on their feet as quickly as possible," MPI's Deputy Director-General of Agriculture and Investment Services Karen Adair said.
"The clean-up task ahead of primary producers is massive and some are facing significant costs not covered by insurance."
Almost 100 of the worst-affected farmers had already been offered grants from the initial $350,000 fund established shortly after the flood last month.