hort logo
  • 20Hort IQ
  • 20Frontiers
  • Membership
  • 20Delivery Partner Portal
Information hub

Information hub

Our projects
Research and development
Marketing
Trade and export
Data and insights
Biosecurity R&D
Growers

Growers

Find your industry
How we work
Safe and effective crop protection
Become a Member
Find your industryView all
Almond
Apple and pear
Avocado
Banana
Delivery partners

Delivery partners

Current partnership opportunities
Resources for delivery partners
Delivery Partner Portal
Register as a delivery partner
About us

About us

What we do
How we work
Strategy 2031
Performance and reporting
Engagement and partnership
Leadership and governance
Work with us
Contact us
Become a Member
News and events

News and events

Latest news
Upcoming events
Industry communications
Stay connected
  1. Home
  2. Information hub
  3. Our projects
  4. Project reports

Ongoing project

Mechanisation R&D and demonstration for the Australian potato industry (PT25003)

Delivery Partner: Applied Horticultural Research

hort logo
  • yt
  • fb
  • Subscribe to email updates
    • Information hub
      • Ask our information hub
      • Research and development
      • Marketing
      • Trade and export
      • Data and insights
      • Biosecurity R&D
    • Growers
      • Safe and effective crop protection
      • How we work
      • Become a Member
    • Delivery partners
      • Current partnership opportunities
      • Delivery Partner Portal
      • Register as a delivery partner
      • Resources for delivery partners
    • About us
      • What we do
      • How we work
      • Strategy 2031
      • Performance and reporting
      • Engagement and partnership
      • Leadership and governance
      • Work with us
      • Contact us
    • News and events
      • Latest news
      • Upcoming events
      • Industry communications
      • Stay connected

    Group

     © 2026 Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited.

    • Terms of Use
    • Cookies Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    What is it all about?

    This project will identify and evaluate emerging mechanisation, automation and robotics technologies that could help reduce labour dependence and improve efficiency across potato production, harvesting, grading and postharvest operations.

    Working closely with growers, processors and equipment suppliers, the project will identify priority technology opportunities and conduct independent evaluations of promising systems on 6–10 commercial farms across Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia. Technologies may include advanced harvesters, optical grading systems, autonomous machinery, precision planting equipment, variable-rate technologies and AI-enabled crop monitoring and spraying systems.

    Growers will be able to see the equipment operating under Australian conditions through on-farm demonstrations and field days. Training and extension activities aligned with PotatoLink will help growers understand how the technologies perform and what may be required to integrate them into their businesses.

    Key outputs will include an international technology scan and national consultation report, grower case studies, practical integration guides, factsheets, webinars and independent economic analyses to support informed investment decisions. 

    Details

    This project is a strategic levy investment in the Hort Innovation Processing Potato and Fresh Potato Funds

    Recommended for you

    Completed projectJune 25, 2026

    Accelerating adoption of area wide-integrated crop management in vegetable, onion and potato growing regions (MT24012)

    This project identified the key barriers and opportunities for adopting Area-Wide Integrated Crop Management (AW-ICM) across vegetable, onion and potato growing regions in Tasmania and South Australia. 

    High school education resources (MT24021)
    Ongoing project

    High school education resources (MT24021)

    This project will deliver a comprehensive suite of curriculum-aligned education resources to position the Australian potato (fresh and processed) and onion industries at the forefront of high school classrooms.

    Ongoing project

    Accelerating early access to emerging tech for vegetable growers (MT24013)

    The project aims to fast-track agricultural technology adoption by giving vegetable growers practical, real-world access to the latest innovations across field production, protected cropping, and the supply chain.

    Related industries

    • Potato fresh
    • Potato processing