Bayer collaborates with IOM on donating seeds to Africa and Ukraine.
Bayer has announced that it is providing seeds, including vegetable seeds, to communities in Africa and Ukraine as part of a continuing global partnership with the United Nations International

Barbuda Spinach, the new frontier of freshness by Seminis.
A new variety of spinach officially enters the scene and promises to conquer producers and markets: it's called Barbuda and it's signed by Seminis by Bayer. It is born to meet the needs of the

Bayer opens the doors to the future in Latina: new high-tech greenhouses inaugurated.
A decisive step towards the agriculture of the future. Bayer Crop Science inaugurated yesterday, at the Research Center in Borgo Sabotino (Latina), the new state-of-the-art greenhouses dedicated

Bayer Crop Science: successful 2025 campaign with Reame and Tudor
With the harvest campaign now approaching its conclusion, Bayer Crop Science's Vegetable Seeds division announces the positive results of the new Reamee Tudor varieties signed by Seminis, in their

Bavaria: Good results for local summer vegetables in 2024.
Compared to the year 2020, the largest increase in production is seen with 28.5% at 4,646 tons for romaine lettuce. Its outdoor cultivation area simultaneously increases by 32.5% to 181.4

New Bayer herbicide Icafolin to support sustainable fruit growing
Icafolin is the first new mechanism of action for post-emergent weed control in field crops in over 30 years. Bayer expects a peak sales potential of 750 million euros and plans to launch Icafolin

Bayer is moving ahead with the EU registration process for icafolin-methyl, the first new herbicide mode of action in 30 years.
Bayer has announced that it is progressing with registration applications for icafolin-methyl in the European Union, after already submitting applications in Brazil, the US, and Canada.More. Go to

Bavaria: Areas and yields for asparagus and strawberry cultivation are decreasing.
The cultivation area on which asparagus could be harvested amounts to approximately 2,840 hectares. The remaining approximately 520 hectares are dedicated to young plantations that do not yet

MagicTrap is a solution for controlling flea beetles in high-value vegetable crops.
I offer agronomy advice for vegetable and cereal crops in Kent and South Essex. Recently, I installed a Bayer MagicTrap digital yellow water trap in a four-hectare field of pak choi near

MagicTrap enhances the value of high-quality vegetables.
I offer agronomy advice for vegetable and cereal crops in Kent and South Essex. Recently, I installed a Bayer MagicTrap digital yellow water trap in a four-hectare field of pak choi near

Vegetable cultivation in Bavaria 2024: Strong increases in cultivation areas for celery and kale.
The respective cultivation area covers 16,546 hectares. The harvest amount is 659,847 tons and increases by 7.9% within four years. In 2024, the largest share of the vegetable harvest is made up

The starting signal for the Bavarian asparagus season
Health Minister Judith Gerlach emphasized: "As soon as spring arrives, many people in Bavaria also feel the desire for asparagus. This is more than understandable, as with asparagus, pleasure and

Traiano, Bayer's late fennel conquers the Calabrian area.
In Calabria, a land known for fennel production thanks to an ideal microclimate of mild winters, good ventilation, and a balanced ratio of sunlight and humidity, a new variety is emerging that is

The biggest challenge for 'greener' herbicides
Jolanda Wijsmuller, who is currently active independently in the market after working at Bayer for many years, provides an overview on LinkedIn regarding the active substances available in the EU

Seminis: new digital, interactive, and smartphone-optimized catalogs
Vegetables by Bayer is launching the new interactive catalogs for the Seminis® and De Ruiter™ variety ranges, developed to make browsing even easier, clearer, and accessible from mobile

This week in the Fresh Produce Magazine: Mushrooms, Potatoes, Trending Products
The Bayer. Mushrooms and Forest Fruits Uwe Niklas GmbH, a leading company in the field of fresh, dried, and frozen mushrooms, presented a groundbreaking innovation at this year's FRUIT LOGISTICA:

"Il Rosso by Bayer", an integrated approach for processing tomatoes
The industrial tomato represents a pillar of the Italian agri-food sector, with a value exceeding 2.5 billion euros and an export that exceeds 50% of production (source: ANICAV). Bayer Crop

The new Acapella melon was introduced at SIVAL 2025.
Melon, cucumber, strawberry: The Seminis and De Ruiter (Bayer) teams were at SIVAL 2025 to present their new varieties and must-haves. Acapella, the new melon variety that combines quality and

Bayer has signed a deal to distribute Ecospray's Velsinum in the EU.
Bayer has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with UK-based Ecospray to market a biological liquid nematicide sourced from garlic.More. Go to the article

Bayer and Ecospray reach distribution agreement for new biological garlic-based plant protection product.
"Farmers in the EU urgently need new effective solutions against pests for their vegetables," says Jens Hartmann, Managing Director of the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region of Bayer's

The word-of-mouth strategy strengthens Bultaco in its first year.
Nearly a hundred farmers attended a field day organized by Bayer last Friday to get a firsthand look at the Bultaco bell pepper variety. They specifically came to see it, drawn by the positive

Nico van Vliet waves goodbye and looks back at his career.
When you mention Nico van Vliet, you are talking about new vegetable varieties. With decades of experience working at breeders like Syngenta and Bayer, he can rightfully be called experienced.

Bayer: the Cartesio fennel confirms its reliability in Fucino.
The Fucino Plateau, a vast flat area once occupied by Lake Fucino, is now one of the main agricultural lungs of Italy. Thanks to its unique soil and climate conditions, the area stands out for the

Bayer and Netafim are expanding their partnership and introducing a new tool.
Orbia Netafim and Bayer have announced an expansion of their strategic collaboration, beginning with the introduction of new digital farming solutions for fruit and vegetable growers. These

Bayer and Orbia Netafim are expanding their collaboration to advance digital farming technology.
Tel Aviv, Israel, and Monheim, Germany, November 19, 2024 – Orbia's Precision Agriculture business Netafim and Bayer announced today an expansion of their strategic collaboration, beginning with