Award

The Runner up of the Farm Built Solutions Category of the Innovation Showcase is Cullross Commodities Ltd. with their innovation the Bin-brella!

The Bin-Brella is an auger mounted protective shield that sheds rain from entering a grain bin. This ends the need to lift the auger and climb the bin to close the lid, all while wearing muddy boots in the pouring rain. Made of durable polyethylene.

The Bin-brella should be on every farm!  Who hasn’t ran home from the field to close the bin in a down pour? Having to climb 25′ up a flimsy ladder….. with muddy boots ….while the rain hammers down off the roof while trying to reach the eave to scale onto the slick sheet metal roof. It is so dangerous I won’t allow anyone to do it but myself………well, with Bin-Brella, that’s a thing of the past! Who hasn’t taken out of storage that first load ….only to have a clump of growth,…. grain growth from rain entering the bin lid opening. The growth makes it’s way down from the top of the bin, only to plug the mouth of the unload auger. Now what?? Trust me…….this is not fun for anyone! The Bin-brella is portable. It’s light. It attaches to the auger and moves with it. A Bin-Brella makes cents!

Cullross Commodities Ltd. received $500 cash prize money from Manitoba Ag Days and $500 in advertising from Glacier FarmMedia. 

The Runner up of the Ag Equipment Category of the Innovation Showcase is Wilger Industries Ltd. with their innovation the Wilger’s Quick Flange Plumbing System with their Combo Rate II Boom End Flush Valve (CRIIBEFV)

Wilger’s new Quick-Flange sprayer plumbing parts provides three key benefits to making the best performing sprayer boom in terms of proper chemical rinsing and recirculation, improving durability, and improving overall sprayer efficiency.

* Wilger’s new Quick-Flange Sprayer Plumbing System is about building the best sprayer boom there is.

* Providing the best of chemical rinsing & recirculation, passive air purge and improving durability & design, it becomes a powerhouse of sprayer efficiency.

*No threaded fittings, dead spaces, trapped air, or other shortfalls of current booms.

Wilger Industries Ltd. received $500 cash prize money from Manitoba Ag Days and $500 in advertising from Glacier FarmMedia

The Runner up of the Ag Tech Category of the Innovation Showcase is METOS Canada with their innovation the iMETOS MobiLab.

iMETOS MobiLab, the easy-to-use soil and plant sap lab, quickly and accurately measures nutrients to save you time and money when making your fertilizer application decisions. Real-time, geo-referenced results integrate with FieldClimate software to ensure you have data when you need it to make the right decisions now. Screen reader support enabled.

METOS Canada received $500 cash prize money from Manitoba Ag Days and $500 in advertising from Glacier FarmMedia