In October 2024, the VegMech project took a group of 16 vegetable growers on a study tour to the US, where they attended the FIRA-USA International Forum for Agricultural Robotics in California.

This video, produced by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland, discusses connecting growers to global AgTech, which was a major feature of the VegMech US Study tour.

People interviewed include Julie O’Halloran, Principal Development Horticulturist , Queensland Department of Primary Industries; Kane Busch, Busch Organics; Sal Espinoza, Director of Sales Operations, Stout Industrial Technology; Jose Marchetti, Director of Business Development, Ecorobotix; and Ben Palone, Senior Director Automation and Commercialisation, Western Growers Association.