Matt Reimer of Reimer Robotics was the winner of the Best New Invention Award at this year's Inventor's Showcase at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon.

The Killarney-area farmer has figured out a way to get his tractor to drive itself.

"It's really autosteer that got me thinking about all this," he said. "We can already drive our tractors in straight lines, so why can't I just tell my tractor where to go and have it go there."

Reimer took the auto-pilot out of a radio-controlled drone and installed it in his tractor, which he uses to pull a grain cart at harvest.

"We were able to get more done in fall, we were harrowing and swathing at the same time as we were combining and that guy was doing errands and going for fuel," he said. "We actually had our most productive fall ever."

Runner-up for new invention was MJ Endeavors for its remote-controlled vertical livestock gate with honourable mention going to Harvest Sweep for its new corn header technology.

MacDon Industries picked up the Best New Product award for its R1 Series Pull-Type Disc Mower.