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Innovation plays a critical role in agriculture, with innovators finding new ways of working, adopting new practices and creating new tools and technologies.

And the annual Ag Innovations Competition at Agri-Trade celebrates those innovators, showcasing “ingenuity and creativity of manufacturers and marketers of agricultural products and services.”

This year’s competition, which takes place November 12, features seven finalists who will pitch their product or service in front of a live audience. At the end of the competition, a three-person judging panel will award one contestant the $20,000 main prize while the audience will select the winner of the $5,000 “The Farmers’ Choice” prize.

The contestants are…

AgriStainless- X-Stream Hose 

Agri Stainless X-Stream Hose is engineered and tested to be the longest-lasting air-seeder hose on the market. Its extreme abrasion resistance, cold-weather flexibility, and kink-resistant construction reduce replacements and downtime—delivering the lowest cost per hour of wear and per acre seeded. 

Highline – AccuFeed 

AccuFeed™ for the Highline AMX 1000s AccuMix™ Self-Propelled TMR Mixer automates feed delivery with intelligent guidance and hands-free steering for precise, consistent feed placement. It matches vehicle speed to the target unload rate to ensure even feed distribution, reducing waste, saving time, and improving feeding accuracy. Pen ID technology helps deliver the right amount of feed to the right pen, every time. 

NEXAT– NEXAT 

NEXAT is a revolutionary modular carrier vehicle that combines high-capacity seeding, crop protection and harvesting in one system – delivering massive working widths, maximum uptime and significantly lower cost per acre. Built for year-round operation and ready for autonomy, NEXAT is redefining the economics of modern farming 

Pawlutions LTD/RcFarmArm– RcFarmBOT 

RcFarmBOT is a retrofit robotic control system that transforms existing tractors and farm equipment into remotely operated machines. Its model-specific modules physically operate the equipment’s existing controls without modifying the tractor, connecting to CANBUS, or altering its wiring. Using AI, and cameras, it lets one operator oversee field work from anywhere while the tractor handles guidance, implement control, and safety monitoring on its own. 

Senseen US – Nutriscope 

Nutriscope™ is a portable, real-time plant health scanner that combines advanced spectroscopy and AI to give farmers and crop advisors immediate insights into plant health, stress, and nutrient status directly in the field. By turning plant measurements into actionable information in minutes rather than waiting days for laboratory results, Nutriscope helps growers make faster, more informed crop-management decisions. 

StrongBó Agri Tech Canada Ltd – StrongBó Auto Weigher 

The StrongBó Auto Weigher is an automated livestock weighing system that captures accurate cattle weights, average daily gain (ADG), and individual animal performance data without the stress and labour of traditional weighing. It delivers real-time data insights that help producers improve herd performance and make more informed management decisions. 

SurePoint Ag – AutoCoupler™ 

The AutoCoupler™ allows sprayer operators to connect and load the sprayer without ever leaving the cab. Mounted on the Arsenal™ Spray Trailer, AutoCoupler’s remote-controlled load boom couples to the sprayer with the press of a button on the ISOBUS display, enabling more efficient loading, reducing the need to manually connect the hose, and getting operators back in the field faster. 

The details

Agri-Trade runs November 11 to 13 at Westerner Park in Red Deer. The Ag Innovations Competition goes November 12 at 3 p.m. in the Centrium.

The finalists and their biographies were provided by Agri-Trade Equipment Expo ahead of the 2026 Ag Innovations Competition. AFSC is proud to be the Presenting Sponsor of the Ag Innovations Competition, recognizing the companies, entrepreneurs and engineers who are transforming agriculture through technology, design and sustainability. For more information, please visit www.agri-trade.com/ag-innovations