New Products HarvestEye Provides Insight on Root Crops
Growers gain valuable information on produce size and count over the whole field
Above: HarvestEye maps crop performance through vision-sensing technology, effectively monitoring variability and helping growers maximize yields.
existing territories, including Central Europe, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific. HarvestEye, a machine-learning and driven crop tool, continues to showcase the actionable insights it places in the hands of growers.
technology, which effectively monitors crop variability and helps growers maximize their yields,” Gururajan adds.
Developed by agri-tech research and development (R&D) firm, B-hive Innovations, HarvestEye integrates a patented technology that provides timely insights on root crops as they are lifted, presenting growers with valuable information on the size and count over whole field that is absent from conventional sampling.
“At the World Potato Congress, we further increased awareness of our innovative product to businesses across value and supply chains and discussed with delegates the unprecedented insights that HarvestEye offers,” Gururajan notes.
Vidyanath (Vee) Gururajan, managing director at HarvestEye, says, “We were delighted to showcase HarvestEye once again on the global root crop stage at the 11th World Potato Congress, in Dublin, Ireland.” “The event was an opportunity to engage with the potato growing community, address their needs and more effectively map crop performance through vision-sensing
FITS EXISTING EQUIPMENT Compatible with existing harvesting or grading equipment, HarvestEye is a cost-efficient method to achieve targeted agronomic performance, whereby data is collected and delivered to an online portal. After exhibiting at April’s global fresh produce exhibition, Fruit Logistica, the World Potato Congress provided the perfect venue to continue raising awareness for HarvestEye as the technology expands into new and
“We are constantly in dialogue with a range of farmers to see how we can better meet their needs for a crop harvesting insights tool,” Gururajan says. “Having recently visited India, the United States and Majorca to speak with growers and trial HarvestEye, our product is constantly evolving to improve the accuracy of the harvest performance data we can gain across a range of different varieties and soil conditions,” he explains. “In turn, we are enhancing confidence across potato supply chains and maximizing returns for all parties through reduced waste and increased efficiency,” Gururajan concludes. For more information about HarvestEye, visit https:// www.harvesteye.com/. continued on pg. 68 BC�T August 67
