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Ole Eildermann (14), Felix Breckle (14) and Moritz Kretzschmar (13) from the Gymnasium Corvinianum Northeim were delighted to win the state competition as the best interdisciplinary project. In their project, they investigated the stability of spider webs.

Jungforschende aus Niedersachsen überzeugen mit kreativen Ideen und großem Forschergeist

Einbeck, 2026-04-13

More than 80 children and teenagers from all over Lower Saxony impressed at the competition “Jugend forscht junior” 2026 with their research projects. On Thursday and Friday, the state finalists presented their work in the Einbecker PS.SPEICHER to an interdisciplinary jury. The 23rd edition of the competition ended today with a festive closing ceremony attended by Lower Saxony’s Minister of Education, Julia Willie Hamburg.

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Digital Tools at myKWS: The Latest Spring Package Supports Seeding

Digital Tools at myKWS: The Latest Spring Package Supports Seeding

Einbeck, 2026-04-02

Determining the optimal sowing time and efficient monitoring germination and field emergence: myKWS spring package, featuring a soil temperature tool and a field emergence timer, provides farmers with the best possible support, during the critical period of sowing and early plant growth. Both tools have feature new functionalities and a fresh design and are available in both the app and a desktop version.

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Continuity for future growth: Dr. Felix Büchting's CEO contract extended

Einbeck, 2026-03-13

Seed specialist KWS emphasizes continuity and a forward looking approach to corporate governance. At its most recent meeting, the Supervisory Board of the general partner (KWS SE) decided to extend the contract of CEO Dr. Felix Büchting, which was due to end in 2026, for a further six years.

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Digital agriculture in focus: KWS deepens the integration of Agvolution’s agmeoa AI for myKWS

Digital agriculture in focus: KWS deepens the integration of Agvolution’s agmeoa AI for myKWS

Einbeck / Göttingen, 2026-03-12

KWS is further expanding the integration of Agvolution's agmeo AI platform to provide farmers with even more precise and practice-oriented agronomic decision-making support. At the heart of the extended partnership is the integration of Agvolution’s environmental data and AI crop models into the myKWS tools and services. This gives farmers a comprehensive digital assistant that supports them in optimizing yields, input use, and day-to-day decisions.

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KWS publishes results for the first half 2025/2026 and updates forecast for the fiscal year

Einbeck, 2026-02-12

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KWS and vly jointly develop taste optimized organic pea for plant based milk alternative

Einbeck / Berlin, 2026-02-10

Plant breeding company KWS has developed a new organic pea in collaboration with Berlin based food tech company vly for use in plant based milk alternatives. The goal of the partnership is to significantly improve the sensory properties of pea protein—especially taste and texture—through targeted breeding. The resulting protein is now used in the new “vly Bio High Protein” drink. Together with the “vly Bio Barista,” vly is expanding its portfolio with two new products.

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About KWS

KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies. Around 5,000 employees* in over 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.68 billion in fiscal 2024/2025. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for sugarbeet, corn, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflowers. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants’ resistance to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested approximately €350 million in fiscal year 2024/2025 in research and development.

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