Soaking rain which dried up dust from this week's wind storms is hoped to reinvigorate some confidence in the season for farmers at this year's Henty Machinery National Field Days.
Thousands of people are expected to put the field days to the test over the three days and despite ongoing drought conditions organisers are hoping for a strong turn out this year.
Landholders are expected to look over the more than 700 exhibitors for new machinery, information, networking or as a break from the stress of farming.
But it was a delegation of rural machinery buyers from the US which stirred the most dust at the field days scouring for new and innovative implements and machines for export.
Australian Trade Commission Kansas City district manager, Randall Tosh, said Australian products had always been a stand out, leading innovation in sectors including irrigation and water use.
"The US market is very competitive and we're getting offers from lots of countries for machinery," he said.
"The US market has seen it all so we need to stand out in some way by finding the best and most innovative of the industry."
* A special report from the Henty Machinery National Field Days will appear in The Land, NSW, October 2 edition.
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