LAMMA 2026 Innovation Awards winners revealed 

The awards, sponsored by Rural Asset Finance, aim to spotlight breakthroughs that move the industry ahead, celebrating new technologies and providing exposure for agricultural manufacturers through eight categories.  

In addition to these, the Innovation of the Year award will be presented to the best overall winner at the 2026 show.   

Find the list 2026 LAMMA Innovation Awards winners below

Machine of the Year 

GOLD: JCB Fastrac 6000 Series 

Two models of JCB’s Fastrac 6000 are available: the 6260 and 6300, with power outputs of 284hp and 335hp respectively. Both are equipped with a 6.7-litre, six-cylinder FPT engine and a ZF continuously variable transmission, capable of reaching a top speed of 66km/h. 

The Fastrac 6000 features a high-output variable flow hydraulics package, with a standard 205-litre/minute pump and an optional 410-litre/minute twin pump on the 6300 model. 

SILVER: Garford Electric Weeder 

Designed for high-value and high-intensity crops, as well as broadacre arable applications, Garford’s Electric Weeder uses electronics, imaging and artificial intelligence to eliminate weeds between crop rows.  

Developed with RootWave, it employs high-frequency alternating-current electrical weeding technology, which is capable of killing weeds above and below the ground without the use of chemical control. 

BRONZE: Spread-a-Bale Combi-Bale 

Combining feeding and straw spreading in one machine, Spread-a-Bale’s Combi-Bale has dual-function capability.  

Using a diverter valve and dual-speed motor to control rotor direction, the machine’s clockwise rotation spreads straw eight to 15m. When run anticlockwise, this utilises the bladed edge of the tines to chop and feed haylage or silage.   

Arable Crop Care Innovation of the Year 

GOLD: Tri-Plex (Agro-Vital) 

The new system from Agro-Vital uses up-to-date soil and sap analysis, alongside farm-specific data, to produce a complete macro- and micro-nutrient package for all crops.  

The liquid and foliar fertilisers produced allow farmers and growers to apply nutrition based on need rather than standardised recommendations. 

SILVER: DSX-W Geospread TIM spreader (Kubota UK) 

Using the firm’s RotaFlow Dosing system, Kubota’s DSX-W Geospread TIM spreader optimally distributes fertiliser. 

To achieve this, the spreader takes control of the tractor via the Tractor Implement Management (TIM) technology, two height sensors and a specially designed hydraulic top link.  

This monitors the tractor’s functionalities to ensure that the spreader is always 75cm from the target, at the right inclination and with the disc rotating at the set rpm. 

BRONZE: Ullmanna Ai Inter Plant Weeder (J F Hudson) 

The J F Hudson Ullmanna Ai Inter Plant Weeder is a robotic, tractor-mounted cultivator that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify weeds between crops before mechanically removing them.  

AI detects plant roots rather than leaves, using a digital camera positioned on the underside of the machine above the plant knives.   

Grassland Innovation of the Year 

GOLD: CombiPack HDP CV165 XC (Krone) 

The Krone CombiPack HDP is a high-density Combiwrapper with a hydraulically adjustable drawbar to improve ground clearance and to adapt easily to different towing vehicles.  

The camless pickup with plastic scraper bands boosts durability and reduces power demand. Hydraulic tine control ensures uniform crop flow, improving forage quality and lowering fuel use. 

SILVER: TerraDrive Axle (McHale) 

The TerraDrive is a newly developed hydraulic axle available as an optional extra on McHale Fusion 4 Plus machines.  

It is aimed at providing additional traction using hydraulic motors in the axle, therefore helping to distribute workload more efficiently, improving mobility and reducing strain on tractor.  

BRONZE: HarvestPro Automatic Acid Applicator (Profitable Farming Company) 

The HarvestPro Automatic Acid Applicator is a system that tests the moisture of hay/haylage/straw/silage and then applies a precise amount of acid preservative onto the crop in order to guarantee zero wastage due to mould, heating and caramelisation. 

Future Innovation for Environmental Benefit

GOLD: CowToilet (Hanskamp) 

Designed to tackle the environmental impact of livestock manure, Hanskamp’s CowToilet aims to improve animal welfare and sustainability.  

To avoid urine and solid manure mixing in the barn and leading to harmful chemical reactions, the CowToilet collects urine under the cow’s tail. A robotic arm attached to a feeding cubicle descends at the rear of the cow, massaging it to encourage urination into a bucket which transports the urine to a storage tank. 

SILVER: Electric Weeder (Garford Farm Machinery) 

Also the silver winner of the Machine of the Year award.  

BRONZE: Novo – Low-Carbon Fertilisers for a Cleaner Future (OCI Nitrogen B.V.) 

A new range of low-carbon fertilisers range from OCI Nitrogen B.V. aims to significantly lower the environmental footprint and deliver the same agronomic performance of conventional fertilisers. Novo replaces fossil gas with biomethane sourced from renewable biogenic residues. 

Digital Technology of the Year 

GOLD: VisionSteer and VisionPro (FieldBee) 

FieldBee’s Vision is first retrofit system to integrate centimetre-level RTK guidance, visual odometry, and artificial intelligence (AI) crop sensing into one compact platform.  

VisionSteer combines RGB and near-infrared cameras with RTK positioning to provide reliable, fully automatic steering even where GPS alone struggles, such as under canopy cover or on uneven tramlines.  

SILVER: Herdi (Herdwatch) 

Providing instant access to questions around animal health, compliance, breeding, pasture management, and more, Herdi by Herdwatch is an AI assistant built specifically for livestock farmers in the UK and Ireland. 

BRONZE: Virtual Fences (Monil) 

Using GPS collars and an app to contain and control livestock without physical fences, Monil Virtual Fences enables farmers to manage herds remotely. When cattle approach the set field boundaries, an increasing sound signal indicates proximity.  

British and Irish Manufacturer of the Year  

GOLD: Albutt Attachments 

Over the past five years, Albutt Attachments has continued to lead attachment innovation, delivering practical engineering solutions that have reshaped silage and material-handling practices worldwide.  

The launch of the 4.3m (14ft) folding push-off buckrake in 2021 marked a breakthrough, combining the capacity of a folding fork with the control of a push-off gate to improve stability, safety and clamp management.  

This was followed by the 4.9m (16ft) fixed push-off for the North American market – designed to handle immense loads while maintaining a lightweight, high-strength frame. 

SILVER: McHale Farm Machinery 

Despite global economic uncertainty, McHale has delivered five years of product development, launching major new balers, wrappers, tedders and IsoBus systems.  

Over 90% of production is exported to more than 55 countries, with strong growth in Poland, France, North America and emerging Asian markets. 

BRONZE: Taylor Attachments 

Since 2020, Taylor Attachments has expanded rapidly with a product range focused on safety, durability and practical innovation.  

Key launches include the Fortis Silage Compactor, Viper Buckrake, new bucket and muck-grab ranges, man cages and lifting jibs – each engineered to improve efficiency and reduce on-farm risks. 

Livestock and Dairy Innovation of the Year  

GOLD: CowRecovery System (CowRecovery) 

Aimed at improving cow and human welfare, the CowRecovery System is a purpose-designed bucket that can safely rescue down cows. 

Using a hand-operated reeling mechanism, designed to eliminate the uncontrolled force often associated with hydraulics, it allows a stockperson to gradually load the cow in a controlled, stress-free way.  

SILVER: Triomatic WP 2 600 (Trioliet BV) 

The Triomatic WP 2 600 automatic feeding system is designed to improve feed efficiency and reduce labour requirements. The feed robot has a capacity of 6m³ and a loading capacity of approximately 2,000kg.  

BRONZE: CowToilet (Hanskamp) 

Also the gold winner of the Future Innovation for Environmental Benefit of the Year award.  

Arable Establishment of the Year  

GOLD: Electro-Hydraulic Seed Drill Control (Dale Drills) 

The Dale Drills Electro-Hydraulic Seed Drill Control is a controller that allows for the hydraulic functions of the firm’s range of Eco seed drills from the tractor cab.  

Downward pressure can be adjusted on the move to accommodate for different soil types within the field. An accumulator can be used to maintain a consistent pressure. 

SILVER: Espro 1002 (Kuhn Farm Machinery) 

Replacing Kuhn’s Espro 1000 range of seed drills, the new Espro 1002 series features three models: one rigid three-metre (3002) and two folding 4m and 6m models (4002 R and 6002R). The 3002 model features a 2,500-litre hopper, while the larger models have 3,500-litre hoppers. 

BRONZE: 3400 B Variomat Shear-bolt plough (Kverneland) 

The new design of Kverneland’s 3400 B Variomat Shear-bolt plough enables a shear cut of the bolts under pressure up to 5,000kg. There is no stretching of the bolt which could lead to a possible deformation of the leg under pressure.  

‘Showcasing modern, high-tech, groundbreaking industry’

Matthew Smart, founder & director of Rural Asset Finance, said: “Congratulations to all LAMMA Innovation Award winners from everyone at Rural Asset Finance. We are delighted and proud to sponsor these because we feel the industry deserves recognition for just how unbelievably resourceful it is.  

“The winners – and all the nominees – show how brilliant the whole sector is, individually and collectively, at thinking outside the box to work more efficiently, or simply finding solutions to the day-to-day challenges every farm faces.  

“These awards are really important to showcase what a modern, high-tech, groundbreaking industry we are. As our winners prove, so many game-changing innovations start with one idea, from high-tech inventions to simply a new way of working that’s never been done before, and everything in between. We wish all our winners every future success.” 

LAMMA 2026 returns to the NEC in Birmingham on 14th and 15th January. 

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