Innovation Awards Announced for Agritechnica 2025

Oct 09, 2025

Coordinators of the 2025 Agritechnica Innovation Awards report they received 251 entries of which 234 were approved for the list of exhibition innovations. The DLG Innovation Jury has awarded 2 innovations with gold and 22 innovations with the silver medal.

Award Criteria

An Agritechnica Innovation Gold medal is conferred on an innovation demonstrating a new concept in which the functionality has changed decisively and gives rise to a new process or marks a substantial improvement to an existing process, according to a news release detailing the awards. Key criteria for the gold medal, according to DLG, includes: practical significance at farm level; operating profit- ability and efficiency benefits; improvement on the environment and energy consumption; work load reduction and improved health and safety.

An Agritechnica Innovation Silver medal is conferred on an innovation for an existing product such that a significant improvement in functionality and process is achieved. Key criteria for Silver medals include: relevance at farm level; work load reduction and enhanced work quality; improved reliability; and positive impact on environmental sustainability and energy efficiency.

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