Professor Szczepan A. Pieniążek Competition

The aim of the competition is to distinguish innovative products/ machines/ services dedicated for fruit or vegetable production, environmentally friendly, significantly improving the quality of work and increasing the economic indicators of horticultural farms.

 

The three awarded companies receive:

PRESTIGIOUS TITLE
COMPETITION STATUETTE
THE RIGHT TO USE THE PRIZE LOGO
CASH PRIZE 2000 PLN
THE POSSIBILITY OF SPEAKING DURING THE STATUETTE AWARDS GALA
 

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Professor Szczepan A. Pieniążek
Organizer and long-time director of the Institute of Pomology and Floriculture in Skierniewice; conducted research in the field of plant physiology, fruit trees resistance to frost, methods of growing fruit plants, fruit storage, orchards protection and others; meritorious in the field of intensification of horticulture in Poland; author of books: Sadownictwo (1954), Dookoła sadowniczego świata (1965), Sad przy domu (1976).

Professor Szczepan A. Pieniążek
Organizer and long-time
director of the Institute
of Pomology and Floriculture in
Skierniewice; conducted research
in the field of plant physiology, fruit trees
resistance to frost, methods of growing fruit plants, fruit storage, orchards protection and others; meritorious in the field of intensification of horticulture in Poland; author of books: Sadownictwo (1954), Dookoła sadowniczego świata (1965), Sad przy domu (1976).

Winners of the Professor Szczepan A. Pieniążek Competition:

2025

Winners:

  • Agrosimex - Pantoea Care microbial fertilizer, which supports crops protection from plant diseases and improves their health.
  • Hortplant Jerzy Dominikowski - “Hobby” new, late strawberry variety, characterized by high fruit quality and harvest efficiency.
  • Royal Brinkman Poland - the FRAVEBOT Scout robot, an autonomous crop condition monitoring device, for detecting diseases and pests in greenhouses.

Honors:

  • Weremczuk FMR - the FRAVEBOT Scout robot, an autonomous crop condition monitoring device, for detecting diseases and pests in greenhouses.

 

2024

Winners:

  • Agro Smart Lab Sp. z o.o. - Farm Smart
  • Jagoda JPS - Blueberry harvester Berry 300
  • Weremczuk FMR Sp. z o.o. - Weringen RVS-1 root vegetable harvester.

Honors:

  • Przedsiębiorstwo Usługowo-Handlowe Chemirol Sp. z o.o - Bakto ProFos formula.

 

2023

Winners:

  • Agro Smart Lab/ Bio AtiW - Agro Eca Protect, the worlds first biostimulator for organic cultivation.
  • Vantage Polska sp. z o.o. - Robotti, field robot working without an operator in continuous 24h operation.
  • Osmia Future - Osmia Box, Hive for solitary bees

Honors:

  • Agrosimex Sp. z o.o. - Rhizosum N plus Formula

 

2022

Winners:

  • Timac Agro Polska Sp. z o.o. - DNA Performance made up of Kaoris, Genaktis, Irys, Seactiv and Astelis. the range of biostimulants and liquid fertilizers.
  • Królik Maszyny Sadownicze - Królik bin handling - Królik bin handling, Innovative set of two trailers cooperating with orchard platforms and combine harvesters
  • Fertico Sp. z o.o Instytut Agronomiczny Fertico - DNAexpress, the method of testing plant material. It allows for very fast and accurate determination of the culprit of given disease symptoms.

Honors:

  • Nexbio Sp. z o.o. - Plant Pathogen Analysis Service
  • Royal Brinkman Polska Sp. z o.o. - Moleaer device
  • Osmia Future Sp. z o.o. - BeeGrow mobile app

 

2020

Winners:

  • Carbohort Sp. z o.o. - humic extract made on the basis of brown coal
  • Agrosimex Sp. z o.o. - Delfin WG
  • RoyalBrinkman Polska Sp. z o.o. - Enbar

Honors:

  • Plantalux Sp. z o.o. - Plantalux Medio, multi-purpose sensor in the lighting control system

 

2019

Winners:

  • Agro Smart Lab Sp. z o.o. - Bio Killer, Device for pest control in field crops
  • Brinkman Polska Sp. z o.o. - DryGai
  • Plantalux Sp. z o.o. - Lamp LED COB PLATALUX

Honors:

  • Green Sort Sp. z o.o. - Green Sort Vision sorting machine
  • Valagro S.p.A. - Kendal Root biostimulant for soil application

 

2018

Winners:

  • Jagoda JPS - OSKAR 4 WD, Self-propelled harvester for berry harvesting
  • Thermolux Chłodnictwo Klimatyzacja Marek Jędrzejczak - R290/R744 type CRU Propane/carbon dioxide cascade chiller
  • Plantalux Sp. z o.o. - COB specialized LED lighting system with adjustable photon emission intensity with intelligent IT system for plant production management.

 

2017

Winners:

  • Sofrupak Witold Gaj - System SoFruBox 
  • Geo Polska Sp. z o.o. - Delamination gardening film KRITIFIL 78020 EVO2
  • Gremon Systems Zrt. - Trutina, greenhouse monitoring system based on the weight of the gutter and plant

Honors:

  • Kuhn Maszyny Rolnicze Sp. z o.o. - Ventis, orchard low-pressure sprayer

 

2016

Winners:

  • Tel-Met Sp. z o.o. - Contronics - Contronics, Ultrasonic Humidification System
  • Portos-Gaj i Pisarski Sp. J. - SoFruPak
  • Arysta LifeScience Polska Sp. z o.o. - Vaxiplant SL

Honors:

  • Timac Agro Polska Sp. z o.o. - MaxiFruit

 

2015

Winners:

  • Agrofim Poland Sp. z o. o. - Plant Growth Analysis System (Paskal Growth Analysis)
  • Bayer Sp. z o.o. - Fungicyd Luna Sensation 500 SC, strawberries protection
  • Timac Agro Polska Sp. z o.o. - TOP-PHOS - A new form of phosphorus

 

2014

Winners:

  • Agroenergia - Harvesting and rolling press for cut branches from fruit trees
  • Jagoda J.S.C. - Gacek cherry picking machine
  • Agrosimex Sp. z o. o. - Vilfol Cal S - liquid fertilizer concentrate

Honors:

  • PHU Chemirol  Sp. z o. o. - Nano Active - liquid foliar fertilizer