Among the foggy morning of day two of Fieldays
2019, a group gathered in the Innovations Centre to
celebrate talented individuals and organisations who are
strengthening the future of the primary industry.
Judges commented that the
quality of entrants this year
was very high which made
it difficult for them to make
their decisions. They were impressed
by the breadth of talent and the
number of young innovators involved
saying the future of ag innovation
looks stronger than ever.
The Fieldays Innovation Awards
are supported by a team of
knowledgeable, passionate and wellconnected
organisations with three
new partners being added to the
already impressive group.
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Gait
International and James & Wells join
Vodafone NZ, Callaghan Innovation
and Massey University to form the
strong team of sponsors fostering
New Zealand agricultural innovations
in the Fieldays Innovation Awards.
Fieldays 2019 Innovation Award
winners:
Fieldays Grassroots Prototype Award
– PICMI
PICMI removes the need for
paperwork when hiring staff. The
platform enables employers to
personalise and manage their
on-boarding process saving time
and money whilst acting as an
intermediary between employee and
employer.
PICMI was the star of the show
receiving three awards for their
innovation. Inspired by problems
faced personally, she fought to find
a solution to the problem of finding
seasonal workers, funding the
innovation from their house deposit
she developed her inspired idea.
Fieldays Grassroots Established
Award – Imaginus Ltd
Imaginus Ltd’s animal health
innovation involves a unique
prototype design for a packaging
and delivery system for
INNOVATION
FIELDAYS INNOVATION
AWARDS CELEBRATING IDEAS
FIELDAYS INNOVATIONS
PARTNERS AWARDS:
• Young Innovator of the Year
– St Paul’s Collegiate School
with ‘Bobble Trough’. Judges
said they were impressed
with their development
process, their use of
external expertise, their
understanding of IP and of
course their solution
• Vodafone Innovation
Technology Award – PICMI
• AWS Innovation in Data –
Riverwatch
• Sprout Global Growth Award
– Matrex Blockchain
• James & Wells Innovation
Award – PICMI
• Gait International Award
for Product Design and
Scalability – Modusense Ltd
• Callaghan Innovation
Partnership and
Collaboration Award – Aepea
intramammary dry cow treatments
and teat sealants. They focused
on environmental sustainability and
the reduction of plastic packaging
(compared to traditional alternatives)
and reduction of labour and costs
the key benefits.
Imaginus utilised their knowledge
in a variety of industries to
develop a faster, safer and more
environmentally friendly solution to
an important dairy task.
Fieldays Launch NZ Award – Future
Post
Future Post have invented an
environmentally friendly fence post
made from 100% recycled plastics;
their innovation boasts a stronger
build with more durability than
traditional fence post designs.
Judges said this product provides
a way for farmers to participate
in addressing what is a massive
environmental problem for New
Zealand. This is a positive and
potential game changing step
towards dealing with New Zealand’s
plastic recycling challenge.
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