Farming families have flocked to Gunnedah for the return of the Aon AgQuip field days this week.
For some youngsters, it was their first time at the event.
Two-year-old Lila McIntosh, Gunnedah, was one of the cheerful faces strolling the grounds on Tuesday.
She was eager to check out the tractors while her eight-year-old brother, Flynn, was interested in Case IH's new Patriot 50 series sprayer.
Their mother Nerida said they were regular attendees at AgQuip with the McIntosh family running a seed cleaning business and producing stock feed on their 40-hectare property, Benleigh.
ACM Rural Events group manager Kate Nugent said there was a sense of confidence on the grounds with farmers and exhibitors alike.
Ms Nugent said they were hearing reports of a range of product sales from irrigation equipment, pumps, and tools through to ploughs and fencing materials.
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"The exhibitors came in early and there was that sense of anticipation and normality and I think that's what we're all looking for," she said.
"It was a traditional Tuesday in terms of its purity of farmers, the farming families in the past certainly came on a Tuesday but more so on a Wednesday and a Thursday.
"What is highly valued is seeing an event of this size and scale return; there's a great sense of enthusiasm and optimism."