HARVESTERS, tipping trailers, tractors, grading lines and optical sorters will all be operating in the field at the same time at PotatoEurope 2025, which takes place on September 3rd and 4th at the WUR Open Field Research Centre in Lelystad, the Netherlands, under the theme ‘Innovate, Network, Grow’.
With more than 300 exhibitors and a packed programme of live demonstrations, the event is expected to attract around 15,000 visitors to attend the demo fields, where everything revolves around smart solutions for a sustainable potato sector.
Visitors will have the unique opportunity to see potato harvesters from AVR, Dewulf, Grimme and Ropa in action as they harvest 25 hectares of the Alegria variety. The potatoes will then be transported by tipping trailers from Beco, Brettmeister, Joskin, Van Ginkel Machines and Krampe to the grading lines, where equipment from AVR, Bijlsma Hercules, Dewulf, Grimme, Spinnekop and Visser will take over the handling process.
The box-filling demonstrations will include AVR, Dewulf, Grimme, Mechatec, VHM Machinery and Wevano Machinery will presenting their latest systems. There will also be a live demonstration of optical sorting technology where Flikweert Vision, MecSistem, TechNature, Tomra Food, Visar Sorting and Wevano Machinery will show how their systems visually assess the quality of freshly-harvested potatoes.
Organiser Kuno Jacobs said: “PotatoEurope offers visitors a comprehensive and practical overview of the latest mechanisation technologies for potato cultivation, but the event is about much more than just machinery. Exhibitors on the showgrounds will also present the latest innovations in cultivation, processing and marketing, and through inspiring knowledge sessions — including the WUR conference ‘ICM – The future of potato farming’ — science takes the stage as well.”
In addition, 15 companies will showcase their latest developments in dedicated trial plots. Here, visitors can explore not only variety demonstrations, but also trials focused on fertilisation strategies, tuber initiation, crop protection, and storage preparation.
