Machinery dealerships across Australia are reporting an increase in sales across the board as a result of good seasons throughout the agricultural sector.

Rising global oil prices are hitting Aussie farmers in the hip pocket with many having to pay more for diesel during harvest.

Justice Bernard Murphy said "Agrison's conduct was deliberate and it was not isolated, having occurred over several years".

Spring harvest begins in earnest across the state's north.

Farmers looking to reduce inputs as chemical costs rise are driving the uptake of spot spraying technology.

Massive insurance price hikes are being felt by contract harvesters.

The new features will be fitted as standard on 13.8-metre, 12.3m and 10.8m models.

Farmers will find Claas' Variant 400 variable-chamber round balers are more powerful, reliable and easier to use when harvesting hay, silage and straw.

Promising start to the summer season prompts family operation to plant cotton for the first time.

The flagship of the 11 model T7 range, the T7 Heavy Duty includes Precision Land Management Intelligence to help farmers achieve maximum precision and efficiency.