Past Winners

In 2023 and 2024, contest categories were divided into two competition tiers differentiated by the company’s annual revenue. In the event that there were not enough entries, the tier amounts were adjusted as necessary to accommodate that category.

Revisit the 2024 New Product Contest product gallery here!

Agriculture Irrigation

2024 Nelson Irrigation | TWIG-V Plus
2023 Tier: Greater than or equal to $20 million | The Toro Company | Toro Transpira
  Tier: Less than $20 million | WiseConn Engineering Inc. | FertiWise Fertigation System 
2022 Gold | Rain Bird Corporation | S5 Pressure Compensating Heavywall Dripline
  Silver | Nelson Irrigation Corporation | Nelson R2000FX Rotator
  Bronze | Netafim | AlphaDisc
2021 Toro Ag | Toro Automation System
2020 Nelson Irrigation Corporation | All-Flo Pressure Regulator
2019 Epiphene | CPH Sand and Silt Separator
2018 Nelson Irrigation | S7 Spinner
2017 HIT Products Corporation | Riser Manifold and Filter
2016 Dragon-Line LLC | Dragon-Line
2015 Nelson Irrigation Corporation | 3 NV Nozzle System for 3030 Series Pivot Sprinklers
2014 Lindsay Corporation | Multi-Control for Irrigation
2013 Waterman Industries | FlowMetrix System
2012 Sontek, a division of Xylem Inc. | SonTek-IQ and SonTek IQ-Pipe
2011 Valmont Irrigation | Variable Rate Irrigation with CropMetrics VRI Optimization Service (1st Place)
2011 HIT Products Corporation | Water Tool Sand Media Modular Filter (2nd Place)
2010 Senninger Irrigation Inc. | Universal Pivot Product Platform
2009 Nelson Irrigation Corporation | R33 Rotator
2008 Valmont Irrigation | Valley AutoPilot Control Panel with GPS
2007 Lindsay Corporation | FieldNET Wireless Irrigation Network
2006 Metamix Inc. | Proportional Injector TF 25
2005 Soleno Textiles | Aquamat Water Conservation System
2004 Netafim | NMC-64 Controller
2003 SonTek/YSI Inc. | Argonaut-SW Acoustic Doppler Flowmeter
2002 Hunter Industries | Battery Operated Controllers
 

Turf-Landscape Irrigation

2024 Tier: Greater than or equal to $20 million | Hunter Industries Inc. | MP Rotator MP-820
  Tier: Less than $20 million | Moasure | Moasure 2 PRO
2023 Tier: Greater than or equal to $20 million | Rain Bird Corp. | FG100 Flow Sensor
  Tier: Less than $20 million | Superior | SPVLF Low Flow Commercial Plastic Valve 
2022 Gold | Rain Bird Corporation | Ultrasonic Flow Sensor
  Silver | Calsense | Irrigation Management as a Service
  Bronze | Rain Bird Corporation | LXME2 & LXME2 PRO
2021 Rain Bird Corporation | Flow-Indicating Basket Filter
2020 Rain Bird Corporation | ESP-LXIVM with Smart Valve Technology
2019 KJ Ketterling Enterprises LLC | Klift-It
2018 Great Plains Industries | FLOMEC QS200 Insertion Ultrasonic Flowmeter
2017 Hunter Industries | ACC2 Controller
2016 Hydro-Rain Inc. | Hydro-Rain HRC 400 B-hyve Pro Wifi Controller with Smart Meter Link
2015 Aqualone | Aqualone
2014 Hydro-Rain Inc. | PVC-Lock Manifold Tee
2013 The Toro Company | Toro EVOLUTION Series Controller
2012 The Toro Company | Precision Soil Sensor
2011 Rain Bird Corporation | High-Efficiency Variable Arc Spray Nozzle (1st place)
2011 Weathermatic | SmartLink Wireless Landscape Network (2nd place)
2010 Rain Bird Corporation | XFS Subsurface Dripline
2009 DIG Corporation | LEIT-2ET System
2008 The Toro Company | Irrigation Division, Precision Series Spray Nozzles
2007 Flowtech | Flowtech Contractor Automatic Valve (CAV)
2006 Debonding Systems Inc. | Come Unglued
2005 Hunter Industries | ACC Controller
2004 Weathermatic | SmartLine SLW20 On-Site Weather Monitor & SL 1600 Controller
2003 Aqua Conserve Inc. | Irrigation Scheduler
2002 Walla Walla Sprinkler Co. (subsidiary of Nelson Irrigation Corp.) | MP-Rotator Model MP2000
 

Landscape Lighting

2024 FX Luminaire | Runa RP-32 - Directional Path Light
2023 Kichler Lighting | Kichler Smart Control Transformer
2022 Gold | Brilliance | Brilliance Sector Selector
  Silver | Lite the Nite | RUPS – Renewable Universal Power Supply
  Bronze | Unique Lighting Systems | Inspira
2021 FX Luminaire | SRP Strip Light
2020 Letzgo Products Inc. | AC-LVDD-1210 Low Voltage Digital Dimmer
2019 Land F/X | Lighting Design Module of Irrigation F/X 16.0
2018 Brilliance LED | WiFi Smart MR-16 and PAR-36 lamps
2017 FX Luminaire | LP Underwater Puck Light
2016 Illumicare Group Limited | LED MR16 Single Lens with Replaceable Optics
2015 FX Luminaire | Luxor ZDC
2014 Philips HADCO | FlexScape
 

Specialty (Agriculture & Turf-Landscape)

These categories were retired in 2022.

2021 Jain Irrigation | Jain Water Management Services (Agriculture)
2021 Irrometer Company | WaterSwitch (Landscape)
2020 The Toro Company | Sweet Spot Drip Tape (Agriculture)
2020 Irriland SRL | E-Sport With Ribbed PE Hose (Landscape)
2019 Valley Irrigation | Valley Scheduling (Agriculture)  
2019 Action Machining Inc. | Drill Pump (Landscape)
2018 Arable | Arable Mark (Agriculture)
2018 Ecoturf Midwest Inc. | TreeDiaper 36" Advanced Hydration Mat (Landscape)
2017 Davis Instruments | EnviroMonitor 
2016 The Toro Company | Toro Drip Irrigation Recycling Program (Agriculture)
2016 MiniTrencher | GeoRipper (Landscape)
2015 Outpost Central Ltd. | Wildeye Soil Moisture
2014 Munro Pump/Systems Inc. | Munro Universal PRO Enclosure
2013 Hydro-Rain | Irrigation Audit App and Sprinkler Catch Cups
2012 FX Luminaire | Luxor ZD Lighting Controller, Hunter Industries 
2011 Cleveland Tubing Inc. | The Flexible T/Y (1st place)
2011 Easy Pro Pond Products | Vianti Falls Kit (2nd place)
2009 Senninger Irrigation Inc. | PRXF-LV (Pressure Regulator Extended Flow – Limit Valve)
2008 John Deere Green Tech | Micro Hydro-Electric Generator
2007 Champion-Arrowhead | Arrow-Breaker Hose Bibb
 

Golf

This category was retired in 2022.

2011 The Toro Company | Precision Sense Site Assessment (1st place)
2011 Rain Bird Corporation | Integrated Sensor System (ISS) (2nd place)
2009 Valve & Filter Corporation | Automatic Water Filter
2008 Watertronics | BAS Screen
2006 Paige Electric Company LP | Direct Burial Splice Kit (DB14-4)
2003 Wastewater Solutions Inc. | Aqua-Ject
 

 

NOTE: Awards are presented each year to categories that have a minimum of three entries.

New product contest winners are announced during the Irrigation Show and Education Week.

Disclaimer: The Irrigation Show new product contest product entries are judged by a panel of industry experts based on information provided by the competition entrants. The New Product Contest award is not a warranty, endorsement or approval of these products.