14 June 2023
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New generation of agtech for Australian growers.
A NEW generation of agtech has landed for potato growers in Australia thanks to Elders and UK-based harvest insights system HarvestEye.
Growers can glean precise and detailed information about their produce in real time. Using a camera and machine learning algorithms, the system measures and counts a crop as it is being harvested. This produces a breakdown of size, count and relative yield through a field - a huge advantage in modern farming.
Unlike conventional sampling, HarvestEye has the capability to show the performance of the whole field.The data is captured and collated by a computer, which can even provide historic GPS tracking of a field over the years, allowing growers to make more informed decisions moving forward to improve efficiency, crop yield and uniformity.
