Apparatus for orientating parsnips comprises a conveyor 5 to convey the parsnips P towards and away from an orientator 6, the conveyor comprising tracks 7A, 7B between which the parsnips are held, the apparatus arranged such that a forward side of the held parsnips contact the orientator to rotate misorienatated parsnips towards a preferred configuration. The orientator is arranged to move laterally away from a plane on with the tracks carrying the parsnips lie. Also disclosed is a method of orientating parsnips.
