Tomato growers opt again for Macxize XR in lit cultivation
“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 moreA great milestone for Axia!
Last 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 moreNGTs will definitely help us
Tholen – “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 […]
Read moreHappy Holidays
We would like to thank our relations for the great cooperation over the past year. We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy and above all healthy 2022.
Read moreAxia newsletter
Our newsletter has been sent again this week with the latest news and developments within Axia Vegetable Seeds. Among other things, the opening of our office villa, discover Xanadu, the latest Tomato Catalog and the workshop “The Healthy Tomato” in the World Horticenter. Would you also like to receive this quarterly newsletter? Sign up via […]
Read more“The healthy tomato” seminar – World Horti Center
More compounds in the tomato, sustainably grown? Or organic? A seminar was organised at the World Horti Center on 5 October 2021 by Sjoerd Nieboer, learning coach at Inholland University of Applied Sciences. The seminar was an exploration of the new and existing criteria for the tomato. The education and the business sectors were both […]
Read moreTime for new rock wool!
We want to start every cultivation as clean as possible. For example, we also use new rock wool slabs for every new crop in the breeding departments. We do this to minimize the transfer of any viruses or pests to a new crop. Grodan produces the GT Master Dry for us. With the double-layered structure […]
Read moreStart of the new season
The illuminated cultivation season 2021 is over at Axia Vegetable Seeds. The old crop has been removed and the greenhouse has been thoroughly cleaned. The new foil and rock wool slabs are back in place, ready for the new illuminated demo 2022. The new plants come from our own cultivation with a sowing date of […]
Read moreOFFICE VILLA TO BECOME NEW AXIA HEADQUARTERS: ‘A UNIQUE PROPERTY’
If you drive on the Burgemeester Elsenweg near Naaldwijk, you will see an imposing villa along the water. And that will not be a building to live in, but to work in. Seed trade Axia, located across the street from the Burgemeester Elsenweg, is expanding. “A lot of people think it’s a big new house. […]
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