Participants, where they reside, and details of their entries:

Prototype Award supported by Sprout Agritech and Blender Design:

Agvisory - Drench and Grazing Integration Tool (DAGI) - A drench resistance tool that tracks larval challenge and resistance risk to enable better application of the Wormwise drench resistance strategies, Waimate  

Bryscorah Ltd - Excavator Folding Extension - a folding attachment that extends the reach 75% and means that the excavator can be used in confined spaces, Stratford  

Duane Gargan - Swathanator - a rake in front of a baler that saves time, money, fuel, and the need for second tractor, Hawera  

Edgesmith Ltd – Cowstile - a versatile, lightweight gate operator designed for compatibility with existing farm gates or an optional electrified swing boom accessory that mirrors the principle of an electric fence, offering reduced complexity and cost, Silverdale  

Gallagher Animal Management - Gallagher Autonomous Grazing and Feed management - an autonomous precision beef management system combining virtual fencing, remote real-time livestock weighing and monitoring, and accurate pasture measurement to transform pastoral beef production systems, Hamilton  

Iona College - The Shear Space* - a 100% sustainable soundproof “pod” with a Birch Plywood skeleton frame that is cloaked in 2 layers of felted wool, that can be used as a workspace or a wellness space, Havelock North  

KiwiLeather Innovations - Transforming Kiwifruit waste into eco-friendly, durable vegan leather, offering a stylish, sustainable, and cruelty-free fashion and material alternative, Auckland  

Lebendwasser - Bladeless Stirrer VS42vr - a stirrer without blades or wings, harmless and safe to touch while going, that stirs, agate and aerates all in one, Cambridge  

MAKI – MAKI Boat - an autonomous boat designed for precise bathymetric mapping, water sampling, and environmental monitoring, providing valuable insights into water quality, irrigation efficiency, and land management for more sustainable practices, Te Awamutu  

Mara Bio Ltd - Mara Bio has developed an innovative, flexible and scalable  
process that enables the utilization of acid whey and whey permeates to produce high protein biomass and bioactives, Hastings  

NZAutoTraps - AT110 - The AT110 is the first auto-luring and self-resetting tunnel kill-trap. Designed to control mustelids, rats, mice, and hedgehogs between service intervals. Whakatane  

NZAutoTraps - AT220-XL - This XL add-on to the AT220 trap includes a 2nd lure pump, large lure pouches, and solar panel that can extend the service times of the standard AT220 out to 18 months or 2 years, Whakatane  

Ruminant Biotech – Emitless - a slow-release bolus, delivering over 75% methane reduction in cattle for 100 days from a single treatment, Auckland  

Rural Direct - Lightweight Wing Wall - a lightweight, flatpack aluminium wing wall to guide water into and out of culverts, Auckland  

Scanabull Weigh App - an early prototype iPhone app for weighing cattle. The app predicts weight in milliseconds from a single 3D image, Raglan  

St John's College - Purestock Burley* - an all new never seen before stock home kill infused fishing burley, packaged in eco-friendly - water soluble cardboard, Hamilton  

St Paul's Collegiate School – KiwiPrune* - An efficient tool to remove the clips on kiwifruit orchards, Hamilton  

St Paul's Collegiate School – SteelSocks* - A durable, reusable milk filter sock made out of 316-grade woven stainless steel mesh, Hamilton  

St Paul's Collegiate School – DualCut* - an innovative lawn mower attachment that sits on the side of the lawnmower deck with a weedwhacker head that trims and mows along fences and obstacles, saving users time and effort while mowing, Hamilton  

University of Waikato - School of Engineering - Compliant Robotic End-Effector - A low-cost, 3D-printed robotic gripper that replaces complex, multi-part systems with a jointless, sensor-free compliant mechanism design for gentle fruit handling, Hamilton  

University of Waikato - School of Engineering - Soft Robotic Fingers for Adaptive Grasping - 3D-printed soft robotic fingers with flexible internal lattice structures that conform to fruit surfaces, reducing damage during harvesting and post-harvest handling, Hamilton  

UWAI Robotics - An AI Powered Autonomous Underwater Robot for Aquaculture and Seabed Scanning, Surveying, Sampling and Analysis, Christchurch  

Vertus Energy Limited – Brio – A closed- loop anaerobic digestion control logic which modulates microbial activity, Auckland  

Early-Stage Award supported by Map of Ag:  

2V+N - Eco2Energy CO2 Water Heater system - delivers instant 85°C hot water using 70% less power than conventional electric heating systems while reducing carbon emissions in agricultural and industrial applications, Taupo  

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES LTD - Agriboost - An easy to use, affordable, very safe and effective means of reducing methane and carbon dioxide emissions from the rumen, gut and faeces, while increasing production, Christchurch  

Alps2Ocean Foods Tapui Ltd - Mīti - Mīti transforms surplus dairy calves into a world-first, shelf-stable, functional protein snack that delivers sustainability, nutrition, and impact — all powered by New Zealand’s trusted food reputation, Oamaru  

Altitude Conservation - Multi-Track animal monitoring - The Multi-Track Ranger allows cost-effective, automated aerial monitoring of free-ranging animals – revolutionising herd management and mustering efficiency, Auckland  

AMCO Farms - Perfect Cow Breeding Solutions - PCBS is an innovative herd management system that combines genomic insights, herd test data, and advanced AI to deliver tailored breeding recommendations and optimize herd efficiency for dairy farmers, Matamata  

Bactosure - On-site water testing, rapid E. coli detection, portable microbiological analyser—Bactosure delivers ISO17025-accredited precision, ease of use, and fast results. Perfect for farms, rural communities, and water suppliers, Wellington  

Earthtwine LP - Earthtwine Terra - Earthtwine Terra is a soil biodegradable crop support twine, replacing conventional plastic twine, Marsden Point  

Elert – an equine monitoring device that seamlessly integrates internal body temperature readings, motion, and geo-location data in a user-friendly, low-power, solar-assisted cellular-enabled IoT device for horse health and performance monitoring, Hamilton  

Flex-Able Ltd - Synergy Heat - an Agri tech product developed to be fitted to existing dairy hot water cylinders, Synergy Heat uses a proprietary software system to heat hot water in an efficient and cost-effective way, Ashburton  

Herd-i BCS System - Herd-i places a camera in the exit race of a dairy shed to capture video images of cows. These video images are processed using an artificial intelligence motion learning model and assigned a body condition score, Christchurch  

Hill Labs - Soil Test for Earthworm DNA – An eDNA test that detects traces of earthworm DNA in soil, providing an indication of one of the biological components of soil health, Hamilton  

Jock Nolan & Plucks Engineering- Hoserunner - A fast, efficient & effective piece of equipment for rolling out and winding up alkathene pipe for use with portable troughs, Hari Hari  

Kelvin New Zealand Ltd - The Thermokennel – A thermally Insulated Dog Kennel that delivers measured temperatures like an insulated home, Ward  

Kiwi-Econet - Kiwi-econet, an edible bale net to replace plastic net, Orepuki  

Landquip Limited - LaneRotr R1 - A tractor mounted hydraulic rotary machine designed to clear the edges of dairy farm laneways, Hastings  

Pairtree - connects the Agtech world. With over 100+ agtech integrations from Sensors, Apps, Imagery and more, we enable your data to shared with permission, Molong, Australia.  

Precision Farming - Spreadify - a user-friendly GPS guidance app that enables farmers to manage and record fertiliser, spray, effluent, and irrigation applications accurately, connecting directly with their key farm reporting platforms like HawkEye & MyBallance, Christchurch  

RespondBio - We specialise in growing and installing the precise fungi and bacteria biology and seed mix with our patented planting system to reduce chemicals and fertisliers achieving increased productivity to produce dry matter at less than 10c kg, Auckland  

Rural Direct - Culvert Snorkel - a 'snorkel' to stop culverts blocking during heavy rain events, Auckland  

Rural Direct - Plastic stream beds - a plastic stream bed for migratory fish and eels to swim up a smooth plastic culverts, Auckland  

Stevens Group - Challenger - The worlds first Zero Turn, Out Front, 4WD Lawn Mower - makes dangerous vegetation control efficient but safe, Auckland  

Stockies – A new digital platform for buying and selling livestock. Smart listing technology lets you showcase what you're selling, and know what you're buying in minutes, New Plymouth  

Tabula - Tabula Live - a real-time visual command centre for agriculture and horticulture operations - giving managers visibility of people and vehicles, enabling meaningful communication, and improving productivity and safety on the ground, Mosgiel  

TC Hewitt Farming - TOM Stainless Steel Float Valve - A reliable stainless steel float valve that will last the test of time, Martinborough  

Te Ara Haumaru – Chainsaw Wall mount – a wall mounted device to hold a chainsaw against such wall in a secure upright position, Kaikohe  

Tertiary Extracts Otautahi Ltd - Ovitage® - the world's most complete collagen, a branded protein ingredient that uses smart science to solve the environmental problem of sheepskin waste facing the red meat sector as well as meeting unmet consumer needs in protein nutrition, Christchurch  

The Ideas Man - RamRack - a collapsible, adjustable carrying device attached to the front of a side-by-side/UTV, lowering to ground level via a 20:1 hand winch and guide system similar to a forklift, Christchurch  

Transformarine - Guardian Trailers - Innovation Awards - Guardian Trailers by Dreadnort Boats is a Rapid-Response Flood Rescue Vessel that is a Road Legal Trailer and Boat in one, Auckland

Trusten - The Priser - The Classic & Mini Priser tools complement each other to help prise and remove inflations off the milk claw, Taupiri  

Trusten - The Trough Wedger - A high-quality stainless-steel tool that helps extract a broken ballcock out of a threaded trough fitting, Taupiri  

Trusten - The Scraper - A high-quality stainless steel tool to quickly and easily remove milk fat and protein build up on your double vacuum and milk line rubberware, Taupiri  

Willowbank Apiarys - FRENDZ - a replacement tag/ lug for broken bee frames that are normally disgarded within the bee industry. This is a cost-effective design that saves money and supports sustainable beekeeping practices and reduces waste, Napier  

Growth & Scale Award supported by NZME and KingSt:  

Agpac - EZ Web - the only fully recyclable bale binding material available globally for use in hay and silage industry.  Replacing unrecyclable balenet, Wigram  

Carbon Robotics - LaserWeeder G2 - an AI-powered implement that eliminates weeds with sub-millimeter precision lasers, offering scalable, chemical-free weed control available in various sizes and price points to fit diverse farm operations, Seattle, USA  

CropX - Evato 1 - With the Evato 1, growers now have access to a first-of-its-kind technology that uses direct measurements to determine the Actual Evapotranspiration (Eta) of a crop, Wellington  

HERBI - Herbi's All Natural 4-4-4 Living Soil Starter - A next-generation fertiliser and living soil starter, enabling any plant or produce to thrive, with high-yield growth, within 1-2 months, Hamilton  

Landkind Sunforest - The Landkind-Sunforest Integration enhances the functionality and usability of the Sunforest NIR device by integrating it with the Landkind platform, adding location data to each fruit quality reading and enabling comprehensive data analysis for better grower insights, Tauranga  

MastaPlex - Mastatest - The most practical and comprehensive system worldwide for on-farm mastitis diagnostics, treatment plans and data management. Mastatest identifies the mastitis-causing pathogen, tests for antibiotic resistance, and automatically sends best practice, vet-approved treatment recommendations direct to the inbox, Dunedin  

Repost - Hydraulic Portable Nail Puller - A portable hydraulic nail puller that safely removes the 14-20 trellis clips/nails allowing for recycling of CCA treated timber viticulture and orchard posts, Marlborough  

smaXtec Ltd - Digital Assistant - AI-powered, preventive health management – combining its unique bolus technology with a new virtual team member, the Digital Assistant, to deliver precise insights, streamline workflows, and keep the herd healthier while saving time, reducing costs, and maximising efficiency, Tauranga  

*Young Innovator Award participant