By the Intelinair Team · Published May 11, 2026 · Salt Lake City Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Intelinair has won the 2026 IoT AgTech Advancement Award, presented by IoThinkTank, for AGMRI—its cloud-based agronomic intelligence platform. It is Intelinair’s second consecutive win in the category, following its 2025 award. The 2026 recognition specifically highlighted the AGMRI AI Agent, which lets advisors and growers ask agronomic questions in plain language and receive data-backed answers in seconds.
Read the official IoThinkTank announcement.
At a Glance
| Award | 2026 IoT AgTech Advancement Award |
|---|---|
| Awarded by | IoThinkTank |
| Winner | Intelinair |
| Product recognized | AGMRI, with emphasis on the AGMRI AI Agent |
| Announcement date | May 11, 2026 |
| Previous win | 2025 IoT AgTech Advancement Award |
| Award category | Connected technologies in agriculture |
Why This Win Matters
For the advisors and growers we work with, the hard part isn’t gathering data anymore; it’s turning that data into a confident decision in time to act on it. That gap is where the AGMRI platform lives. And it’s where the AGMRI AI Agent has had the biggest impact this year.
A second consecutive IoT AgTech Advancement Award reflects continued progress on closing that gap: integrating more agronomic data sources, returning answers faster, and supporting a wider range of in-season decisions — from hybrid placement to variable-rate prescriptions. The recognition is meaningful because it’s grounded in operational outcomes, not feature counts.
Who won the 2026 IoT AgTech Advancement Award?
Intelinair won the 2026 IoT AgTech Advancement Award. The award was presented by IoThinkTank on May 11, 2026, and recognized AGMRI, Intelinair’s agronomic intelligence platform. It is Intelinair’s second consecutive win in this category, following its 2025 recognition for the same product.
What is AGMRI?
AGMRI is a cloud-based agronomic intelligence platform built by Intelinair. It combines imagery, soil conditions, weather data, input applications, and yield results into a continuously updated view of field performance for farmers, agronomists, and agricultural advisors.
The platform’s data inputs include:
- High-resolution imagery for in-season field monitoring
- Soil conditions for site-specific agronomy
- Weather patterns for risk and timing decisions
- Input applications for management traceability
- Yield results for performance evaluation
By unifying these data streams, AGMRI helps users identify field variability, detect early signs of crop stress, evaluate hybrid performance, optimize seeding strategies, prioritize scouting, and support stronger in-season decisions.
What is the AGMRI AI Agent?
The AGMRI AI Agent is an AI assistant inside the AGMRI platform that lets users ask complex agronomic questions in plain language and receive data-backed answers in seconds. It runs advanced queries across large agronomic datasets and returns insights designed for real-world use, removing the need for advisors to manually search dashboards or run time-consuming analyses.
The AGMRI AI Agent was the central differentiator in Intelinair’s 2026 award submission and the main advancement cited in the recognition.
What can the AGMRI AI Agent help users do?
The AGMRI AI Agent supports a range of high-value agricultural decisions and workflows, including:
- Hybrid placement — match the right hybrid to the right field
- Seeding rate optimization — set rates based on field-level data
- In-season decision support — act on imagery and crop-stress signals
- Profitability analysis — connect agronomy to financial outcomes
- Harvest planning — sequence and prioritize harvest activity
- Automated reporting — generate grower- and acre-level reports faster
- Variable-rate prescription development — build VR scripts for inputs
By compressing analysis time, the AGMRI AI Agent helps advisors scale their expertise across more growers without sacrificing the consistency or quality of recommendations.
Why did AGMRI win the 2026 IoT AgTech Advancement Award?
AGMRI won the 2026 IoT AgTech Advancement Award because it demonstrated continued advancement in turning IoT data, machine learning, and AI workflows into faster, field-level intelligence. The advancement of the AGMRI AI Agent—which converts plain-language questions into data-backed agronomic recommendations—was the central reason cited.
What is the IoT AgTech Advancement Award?
The IoT AgTech Advancement Award is an annual recognition presented by IoThinkTank to connected technologies that improve agricultural productivity, efficiency, sustainability, and decision-making. It honors solutions that demonstrate measurable advancement in how IoT data, machine learning, and AI are applied in real-world agriculture.
Sincere thanks to IoThinkTank for the recognition and to the advisors, agronomists, and growers whose partnership shape AGMRI every season.
Frequently Asked Questions
Has Intelinair won the IoT AgTech Advancement Award before?
Yes. Intelinair won the IoT AgTech Advancement Award in both 2025 and 2026, making 2026 its second consecutive win in the category.
When was the 2026 IoT AgTech Advancement Award announced?
The 2026 IoT AgTech Advancement Award was announced on May 11, 2026.
What does AGMRI do in agriculture?
AGMRI is Intelinair’s cloud-based agronomic intelligence platform. It integrates imagery, weather, soil, input, and yield data to deliver field-level insights to farmers, agronomists, and advisors, and supports decisions like hybrid placement, seeding rate optimization, and variable-rate prescription development.
Who presents the IoT AgTech Advancement Award?
The IoT AgTech Advancement Award is presented by IoThinkTank, an organization that recognizes excellence and innovation across the Internet of Things (IoT) industry.
Is AGMRI cloud-based?
Yes. AGMRI is a cloud-based agronomic intelligence platform, accessible to advisors and growers without on-premise infrastructure.
What kind of data does AGMRI use?
AGMRI integrates imagery, soil conditions, weather patterns, input applications, and yield results into a continuously updated view of field performance.
Does the AGMRI AI Agent require technical training?
No. The AGMRI AI Agent is designed for plain-language interaction. Users can ask agronomic questions in everyday language and receive data-backed answers in seconds.
Where can I read the official announcement?
The full announcement is available on IoThinkTank’s winners page. Read it here.
Source: This article references the official IoThinkTank announcement, Intelinair Wins the 2026 IoT AgTech Advancement Award, published May 11, 2026. Read the full announcement.
Want to see what AGMRI and the AGMRI AI Agent can do for your operation? Learn more about AGMRI or contact the Intelinair team.
