News from the rural farming sector Beef and Lamb New Zealand estimates the damage from Cyclones Hale and Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary floods, will cost between 367 and 422 million dollars. a Hawkes Bay hill country farmer says Cyclone Gabrielle has made him rethink how he views and operates his farm. A share market analyst says farmers shouldn't be too concerned over Synlait's move to sell Dairyworks and Talbot Forest Cheese.