Innovation Awards with AWS
Fieldays is the ultimate launch platform for Innovation.
The Fieldays Innovation Awards with Amazon Web Services (AWS) deliver a global platform for problem-solvers to showcase their innovation to the primary industries. It's a unique opportunity to accelerate an idea's journey by bringing more customers, investors, advisors, media, and potential partners in front of a product in four days than can be found anywhere else!
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The Fieldays Innovation Awards with AWS represent the innovation lifecycle in three award categories: Prototype, Early-Stage, and Growth & Scale.
Special recognition is also given to younger innovators, with an award for the Fieldays Young Innovator of the Year.
All Award participants are in the running for the People's Choice Award supported by KingSt Advertising.
The total prize package is worth over $75,000 comprising of cash, services and products to help innovators in their journey to accelerate the growth of their products.
Fieldays® Innovation Award winner finds their place in international market
Congratulations to the 2026 Fieldays Innovation Awards winners
Watch the livestream of the Awards evening.
You can view the winners and participants' agri-solutions and groundbreaking ideas in the Fieldays Innovation Hub and on the Innovation Trail at the event.
2026 Fieldays Innovation Awards - Prototype Winner
The Prototype Award, supported by Sprout Agritech and Blender Design, was awarded to Scanabull for its Scanabull WeighApp. The solution uses 3D LiDAR and AI to deliver accurate, real-time cattle liveweights via a simple phone scan. The judges commended the product for being a highly relevant and scalable solution, noting the team’s improvements in accuracy and enhancements to the user interface.
2026 Fieldays Innovation Awards - Early-Stage Winner
The Early-Stage Award, supported by Map of Ag, was won by Hamilton-based elert for its elert EQ device, a wearable technology designed to monitor equine health, was described as a compelling, real-world solution.
2026 Fieldays Innovation Awards - Growth & Scale Winner
The Growth & Scale Award, supported by PwC, was awarded to Trussed Systems for its Truss House Portal Frame. The company has a strong intellectual property position, with patents secured in multiple countries and established commercial partnerships.
2026 Fieldays Young Innovator Award Winner
The Young Innovator of the Year was awarded to Wellington-based Enivo for its biodegradable plant pots made from New Zealand forestry and primary industry waste. Enivo stood out for its consistent values across the business, a carefully considered supply and distribution chain, and strong engagement with customers and partners. The judges also highlighted Enivo’s ability to pivot in response to commercial pressures and the scope for Enivo to achieve its environmental impact goals and diversify beyond the initial product.
Innovation Award Judges
Meet the judging pool for the Fieldays Innovation Awards with AWS. These judges are sector experts, and represent a wide range of experience from around the innovation eco-system.
Each year a selection of these judges participate in the judging process.
JUSTIN WHITE
Zespri
DR. JULIET ANSELL
Bragato Research Institute
EMMA POOLE
Farmer/Veterinarian
KATHERINE SANDFORD
Independent Director
PETER DOWD
Anago Ltd
SHANE DOOLEY
Loadrite
BRENDAN O'CONNELL
AgriTech New Zealand
DR. JACQUELINE ROWARTH
Scientist
DR. HAYDN READ
Consultant
ROSIE SPRAGG
Consultant
KEN MUNN
PwC
PROF. TONY PARKER
Massey University
ANDREW COOKE
Map of Ag
OLIVER McDERMOTT
Blender Design
DEBRA HALL
Independent Director
BEN SMITH
Fonterra
DON GRAY
CRAIG WATKINSON
DR KATIE SIZELAND
New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science
JASON TUCK
James & Wells
SAMUEL PARKINSON
Virscient
Kylah Morrison
Sprout Agritech
JONATHAN PRINCE
Caliber Design
STEPHEN HOFFMAN
NZNFS Life Member
MARC CALLIS
Consultant
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Why Participate?
Showcase to a global audience
Present your innovation to thousands of attendees and industry leaders at Fieldays®, New Zealand’s largest agricultural event.
Accelerate your innovation
Compete for a prize pool valued at over $75,000 in cash, services, and products designed to help launch or scale your innovation.
Connect with the innovation ecosystem
Engage with a panel of expert judges and tap into a wider network of mentors, partners, investors, and early adopters who can help refine, fund, and amplify your innovation.
Gain media exposure
Attract attention from national and international media outlets covering Fieldays, boosting visibility for your innovation and brand.
Entry is for an individual product/service. The business story will support the entry but judging will focus on the entered product/service.
International entries are welcome in the Early-Stage and Growth & Scale categories.
Awards participants can exhibit in the Fieldays Innovation Hub, or on a site elsewhere. All participants are included on the Innovation Trail.
Entries are welcome from across the Primary Sector:
Dairy & Beef
Innovative solutions for modern dairy farming
Lamb & Wool
Advancing livestock and fiber production
Forestry
Sustainable forest management technologies
Horticulture
Including viticulture innovations
Seafood
Aquaculture and fishing solutions
Arable
Crop production and farming systems
AgriTech
Food tech, green tech, and digital solutions
Manufacturing
Machinery, processing, and equipment
Prototype Award
Supported by Sprout Agritech and Blender Design
Test your idea with an audience of thousands and gather on-the-spot feedback!
Early-Stage Award
Supported by Map of Ag
Network with investors and corporate decision-makers to launch your product to the next level!
Growth & Scale Award
Supported by PwC
Connect with industry professionals and showcase your international potential!
Young Innovator of the Year Award
All entrants in any category who are 19 years old and younger can indicate they would like to also be considered for this award, and potentially win $2,000.
Watch our recorded info session about the Fieldays Young Innovator of the Year Award.
People's Choice Award
Supported by KingSt Advertising.
All participating Innovation Awards exhibitors will be in the running for the People's Choice Award, supported by KingSt Advertising. The winning entrant will receive $2,000 cash from Fieldays, and a lucky voter will receive a prize to the value of $500.
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Innovation Awards talk
Watch Emma Poole, a first time judge in the Fieldays Innovation Awards talk about the incredible entries we have received this year, and how the youth are the ones to watch!
Protecting your Innovation FAQs
A patent is a proprietary right in an invention. It provides the owner with the exclusive right for up to 20 years to make, sell or use a product or process. In exchange for this monopoly, the patent is published so others can see how the invention works and build on that knowledge. Once the patent lapses or expires, the invention is available for the public to use.
In New Zealand, no. Only the true and first inventor of the subject matter of the patent application, an assignee of that inventor or the estate of the inventor/assignee can apply for a patent in New Zealand. The assignee may be a person or a company.
You can apply for a patent up to six months after displaying your innovation at the event as Fieldays will gazette the event as an industrial or international exhibition with IPONZ,
No, to be patentable the subject matter of the application must be novel (i.e. new), inventive, and must have utility (i.e. be useful). In New Zealand patentable subject matter can include apparatus and products, processes, new uses of known products, foodstuffs and associated methods of manufacture, and some business methods and applications. However, some subject matter is excluded, such as methods of medical treatment of humans, schemes or plans, pure discoveries without an industrial use and naturally occurring substances or organisms.
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Fieldays Innovation Awards 2025
Thanking and spotlighting our Fieldays Innovation Sponsors
Innovation Awards FAQs
- Fieldays Innovation Award - Prototype
- Fieldays Innovation Award - Early Stage
- Fieldays Innovation Award - Growth & Scale
- Fieldays Young Innovator of the Year Award
The entry and Judging criteria can be viewed on our website.
Please contact our Programme Manager Steve Chappell at innovation@fieldays.co.nz who will be able to guide you on which category is best suited to your idea or invention.
Yes, you can – and we encourage you to! You are best suited to enter Prototype Innovation category where you can showcase ideas, design and prototypes that have the potential to improve rural practices
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