We're excited to share with you the top four finalists chosen by our challenge mentors. Mentors were impressed with the high caliber of entries and comment you for your hard work.
Here are the Top Four Finalists
Challenge one - Dairy: FINDA - Connecting consumers to farmers (Waikato team)
Connecting consumers to farm data, differentiating products and sharing NZ's story. Harnessing the benefits of B2C and simple supply chains.
Challenge two - Horticulture: Bugkilla - Attracts, Monitors and Eradicates BMSB (Manawatu team)
An all-in-one product which provides real-time monitoring and eradication of bug infestations for fruit growers and horticulturalists.
Challenge four - Forestry: Geo-Pine: With Pine-Point Accuracy (Waikato)
A risk-based mapping tool; calculating slash accumulation & risk zoning potential slash pile location to advise contractors on best practice.
Challenge five - Connected farm: Minimize Leaching Through ultra-Precise Irrigation (Wellington) Minimizing leaching and runoff with ultra-precise irrigation aided by farm sensors and detection of cow urine patches using drone imagery.
Our judges are choosing scoring the top four finalists entries today and we will announce the overall winner tomorrow!
Good luck to our top four and thank you to everyone who entered.
Also, a massive thank you to our partners for their support, we could not do this without you!