What's Next in melon and watermelon
How is global warming influencing crops? What is in store for the melon and watermelon category? Where is the consumer heading and, consequently, what does the future hold for the different links

Valerian innovates with Nunhems signature varieties
Continuity of quality, earliness, vigour, great adaptability, resistance, as well as an excellent shelf life: these are some of the main characteristics of Sensation, Vision and Canyon, the

BASF draws up roadmap to satisfy melon and watermelon consumers
BASF held a new edition of its Melon and Watermelon Business Event for Experts at its research centre in Finca Lo Ruiz (La Palma, Region of Murcia) from the 3rd to the 7th of July. Under the title

Horticulture, the Basf Days have started
A rich variety assortment, cultivation and defence strategies, technicians and agricultural entrepreneurs: these are the protagonists of the BASF Days, the cycle of appointments that started in

BASF "sweetens" the French cucumber market
Nunhems, BASF's vegetable seed brand, has just revolutionised the French cucumber market. Not only are they pioneers in introducing sweet-tasting varieties in this segment, but they are also

“The new Ronvine tomato is a high-tech variety, resistant to ToBRFV”
BASF Vegetable Seeds (Nunhems® brand) has developed the Ronvine, a new seed variety for grape tomatoes that is resistant to the Tomato Brown Rough Fruit Virus (ToBRFV). "We have developed the

BASF starts a new era with the bio-insecticide Velifer®.
Crop protection with organic products is an important step towards sustainable agriculture and BASF plays an indispensable role in this respect in the development of a product portfolio. Organic

BASF unveils new certificate for home-composting packaging materials
BASF has expanded its ecovio® portfolio for extrusion coating of paper and board by adding a grade for home and industrial composting for hot and cold food packaging. The new extrusion grade

Tanker also makes the grade in spring
Tanker, the long cucumber variety from Nunhems, BASF's horticultural brand, has just turned its transplanting calendar upside down. Although it is recommended for planting from 20th September to

Agrofarma renews the offices of its members
Yesterday saw the annual Assembly of Agrofarma - the national association of agro-pharmaceutical companies that is part of Federchimica - for the general renewal of its offices. The following were

BASF's Axalion, a new active substance for insect control
BASF's Axalion® has just been classified by IRAC (Insecticide Resistance Action Committee) as an insecticidal active substance with a new mode of action. As a result of BASF's R&D efforts,

Magverik, the ribbed melon that appeals to the large-scale retail trade
The Italian roasted melon, with its characteristic round-oval shape, has always been one of the most sought-after by consumers: BASF Vegetable Seeds presents Magverik F1, the Nunhems-branded

Valerian Nunhems, compact and with a long shelf life
Offering a response to a constantly growing market, which in Italy today is worth around 7 million euros in terms of seed potential. This is the valerian market, to which BASF Vegetable Seeds -

Gentilina lettuce, new varieties from Nunhems
A well-established market, with increasing demand and great potential: this is the gentilina lettuce, a type that is among the most appreciated also by the large-scale retail trade, as it lends

BASF clarifies doubts about the Rust Virus in InfoAgro
Translator Translator The horticultural seed business of BASF, which operates in the market under the Nunhems brand, will have a prominent participation in the next edition of Infoagro Exhibition,

BASF focuses on emerging pests and diseases in peppers
Translator Nunhems, BASF's horticultural seed business, will be taking part in the World Pepper Congress in Aguadulce (Almeria) on 11 May. The seed company will be giving a presentation entitled

Crater F1 spinach proves ideal for Fucino
The marketing of Crater F1, the Nunhems-branded spring/summer spinach variety from BASF Vegetable Seeds, continues successfully for the third consecutive year. It continues to perform at a high

More than 400 schoolchildren take part in BASF's Kids' Lab
More than 400 5th and 6th grade students from schools in El Ejido, in Almeria, as well as Torre-Pacheco and Cartagena (Murcia Region), have participated in a new edition of BASF's Kids' Lab,

Allyance F1, sowing of the new generation carrot starts in Fucino
A new-generation carrot that is easy to sow, cultivate and harvest and has an extensive resistance package: this is Allyance F1, the proposal from Basf Vegetable Seeds designed to uniquely meet

BASF starts 2023 better than expected in a stagnating environment
"BASF has started 2023 better than analysts expected. And this in a stagnating and difficult economic environment," said BASF Chairman Dr Martin Brudermüller. BASF's business with customers from

BASF: Tobias Dratt and Marc Ehrhardt swap positions
There is a change of responsibilities at BASF. The company has announced that Tobias Dratt, President, North America, BASF Corporation, Florham Park in New Jersey, will take over as Head of Global

BASF presents its innovation portfolio with solutions to accelerate the transformation of agriculture
BASF presents the latest additions to its portfolio of crop protection products, seeds, traits and digital solutions, which aim to provide farmers with tools to control local and typical pests of

BASF Venture Capital invests in WayBeyond
WayBeyond’s bid to transform the controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) industry has been boosted by fresh investment from BASF Venture Capital (BVC). Founded in New Zealand and now

BASF invests in WayBeyond
BASF Venture Capital GmbH (BVC), the corporate venture capital company of BASF SE, is investing in WayBeyond. Founded in New Zealand and now headquartered in the United States, WayBeyond is an

BASF Venture Capital invierte en IA con WayBeyond
BASF Venture Capital GmbH (BVC), the corporate venture capital company of BASF SE, has invested in WayBeyond. Founded in New Zealand and now headquartered in the United States, WayBeyond is an