New tech that can identify tuber size to be rolled out in Ireland
HarvestEye is a new technology, based on a 3-D camera system, which can aide potato growers to ident…HarvestEye is a new technology, based on a 3-D camera system, which can aide potato growers to identify the size and weight of a tuber at exact locations within a field. HarvestEye was launched on to the UK market in 2019. The plan now is to make the technology available in Ireland
HarvestEye sales manager Ed Strawson: “Size is everything when it comes to potato growers selling their produce. Up to now potato growers would have used trial digs to assess what’s going on under the soil. But the variability within a potato field is immense. HarvestEye has been specifically designed to allow growers identify the size and specific weight of potatoes across an entire field in total detail.”
Using a camera and machine learning algorithms, the technology measures and counts a crop as it is being harvested. This produces a breakdown of size, count and relative yield through a field – which is considered a huge advantage in modern farming.
