In the week after the Eastern all tomato breeders of Axia have met in Naaldwijk for a breeders summit. Antonio and Ismael from Spain and Ahmet from Turkey have arrived to Holland and spend 3 days with the Dutch breeding and research team.
The meeting was a good opportunity to catch up with each other and align breeding processes. The breeders spent intensive three working days together but there was also time for a good laugh and interesting conversations.
“Generative grower with high production” Growers in the Netherlands are once again turning to Macxize XR, a beefsteak tomato variety from breeding company Axia, for their supplemental-light crops. In Dinteloord, growers Lans and Alvonto are growing the variety for a third consecutive season under lighting, with Vincent van der Lans and Tobias Wieman having built […]
Read moreLast Monday afternoon, the symbolic start of construction for our new Axia Experience Center took place. This special act was performed by Cees Kortekaas, a familiar face within Axia. At this new location, we are creating a modern experience center featuring four demo departments (two illuminated and two non-illuminated), totaling over 6,300 m² of greenhouse […]
Read moreTholen – “That is something all breeding companies have been looking forward to for a long time. Then we can get fully to work. Many countries have more liberal legislation in this area, and if we, as the European seed breeding sector, want to remain competitive, we simply have to go along with it,” explains […]
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