The UForce 600 Base and Hunt utility vehicles have been designed to offer Australian customers more choice in the middleweight UTV category.

The designers and innovators at John Deere have plenty to celebrate, with eight of the machinery giant's products featuring in the 2022 AE50 awards.

According to New Holland, the Horizon Ultra cab is the quietest in the industry - registering no more than 66 decibels.

Amazone's new high-capacity UX 8601 and UX 7601 Super trailed sprayers have been designed with a relatively low weight of 14 tonnes and are remarkably compact and manoeuvrable.

The machine combines John Deere's 8R tractor, TruSet-enabled chisel plough, and GPS guidance system.

The AE50 awards recognise the year's most innovative designs in engineering products and systems for the food and agricultural industries.

Australian Trucking Association chairman David Smith said Incitec Pivot had hit the ground running and "instilled a bit of confidence back in the game".

Tractor and Machinery Association of Australia executive director Gary Northover said sales were strong in all states.

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Australian farmers continued to take advantage of tax incentives, low interest rates and good seasonal conditions to invest in upgrading their machinery throughout 2021.