Farmers are being urged to be cautious when buying new machinery due to a spike in scams targetting the agricultural sector.

Reports to the ACCC's Scamwatch show farm businesses lost more than $1.2 million to scammers in the year to October - up 20% on 2021.

Rural editor Sophie Clarke caught up with Deputy Chairman Mick Keogh who's encouraging landholdrs to conduct extra checks before making a purchase, to avoid getting caught out.

Farmers are being urged to be cautious when buying new machinery due to a spike in scams targetting the agricultural sector.
Reports to the ACCC's Scamwatch show farm businesses lost more than $1.2 million to scammers in the year to October - up 20% on 2021.
Rural editor Sophie Clarke caught up with Deputy Chairman Mick Keogh who's encouraging landholdrs to conduct extra checks before making a purchase, to avoid getting caught out.

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