This year’s Powerful Answers Award contest consists of three categories, with a top prize of $1 million in each category. One first runner-up and two second runners-up in each category will receive $500,000 and $250,000 prizes, respectively, for a total of $6 million awarded by Verizon.
The three $1 million winners will be announced Dec. 9 at an awards presentation hosted by The Talking Dead's Chris Hardwick in San Francisco.
“This is huge for Smart Barn. We’re incredibly fortunate to be winners in this competition, Verizon’s funding is going to help us reach more farmers and take Smart Barn to the next level,” said Smart Barn founder Andrew Klein in a statement.
Last year, this newspaper reported about Smart Barn's sensor-based system to wirelessly monitor and control farming facilities' power, water and feeding systems. The technology helps farmers protect their animals, produce and grains through remote monitoring and alerts via their smartphone or tablet computer.
Smart Barn was selected from more than 1,400 candidates from 70 countries.
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