Friday 17 June 2016 - Peter Nation, NZ National Fieldays Society CEO said the level of ingenuity in the room was second to none.

“It’s great to see the number of Innovations entrants growing every year,” said Nation.

“You’re looking at innovations today that could very well revolutionise agribusiness tomorrow.

“I’d like to congratulate all of the inventors here today. What you’re doing means you’re tuned in to the foundation of the industry, which is innovation. We don’t grow, we don’t advance without stopping and asking the pertinent questions about where we are, how we got here and what it will take to move forward.

“Looking around the Innovations Centre today, the right questions are being addressed.”

With 70 entrants in the Fieldays Innovation Awards this year, the trend has been towards mobile apps and data collection software as the industry keeps up with technological advancements.

Award winners:

• Fieldays Young Innovator of the Year – St Paul’s Collegiate School, Crankholder• Vodafone Innovation and Technology – Agricultural Software Limited, FarmWalker Pasture Meter• Locus Research Innovation Award – Kevin Bain, Pest Trap Reset Mechanism• Origin Innovation IP Award – Progressive Equipment Limited, Pipe Grabber• Crowe Horwath Agri Innovation Award – Styx Solutions, Styx Batten and Outrigger System• Tompkins Wake IP and Commercialisation Award – Antahi Innovations Limited, TrutiTuber and FlexiTuber• Tru-Test Prototype Grassroots Award – Kevin Bain, Pest Trap Reset Mechanism• Tru-Test Prototype Established Award – Styx Solutions, Styx Batten and Outrigger System• Fieldays Launch NZ Award – The Wrangler Limited, Pollen Smart

A Field Days press release