Under the background of the coordinated advancement of the Digital China strategy and the Rural Revitalization strategy, the practical effects of agricultural production digitalization in old revolutionary base areas urgently need a systematic assessment. Based on the panel data of 178 old revolutionary base area counties in China from 2011 to 2022, this paper empirically examines the impact mechanism of agricultural production digitalization on rural industrial revitalization. The research shows that agricultural production digitalization can significantly promote the rural industrial revitalization in old revolutionary base areas. Agricultural production digitalization mainly promotes rural industrial revitalization through the path of technology application empowerment, and the digital empowerment effect is more significant in counties with strong red resource endowments and relatively weak economic foundations. In the future, efforts should be made to further accelerate the construction of the agricultural production digitalization system in old revolutionary base areas, improve the application and promotion system of agricultural digital technology, focus on key areas to implement differentiated digital empowerment strategies, and fully release the driving potential of agricultural production digitalization for rural industrial revitalization in revolutionary old areas.