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Einbeck, 2025-08-21

KWS and United Beet Seeds (UBS) have reached a global constructive resolution of all ongoing disputes concerning patents and trade secrets related to Cercospora and rhizomania resistance traits in sugarbeet. This settlement concludes all proceedings and enables both companies to focus on their respective commercial priorities, continuing to develop improved sugarbeet varieties for their customers.

Einbeck, 2025-08-15

With a new name and fresh look, the gallery at Tiedexer Straße 20 is entering a new era: the former art initiative NEWCOMER KWS Art Lounge is becoming the ‘Art Lounge by KWS’ – a place where art comes to life in all its facets.

Einbeck, 2025-07-31

Powerful oil paintings that combine urban and rural elements and shed new light on the relationship between humans and nature: This is what Maxim Gunga's exhibition "Green Blueprint" shows, which can be seen until August 13th at the NEWCOMER Art Lounge in Einbeck.

Murcia, 2025-07-14

KWS Vegetables is enhancing its research: A state-of-the-art research hub in Murcia, Spain, dedicated to discovering disease-resistant plant materials for tomato, cucumber, pepper, melon, and watermelon, has officially opened. With this facility, the company is strengthening its R&D capabilities for these five crops while continuing to build up its young Vegetables business unit worldwide. The new hub marks an important milestone in KWS Vegetables’ ambition to develop innovative, reliable seed solutions for growers across the globe.

Einbeck, 2025-06-27

The seed companies KWS and Limagrain announce the sale of their North American Joint Venture (JV) AgReliant Genetics to GDM, a global leader in plant genetics. The three companies signed a binding agreement today.

Einbeck/Andijk, 2025-06-23

- State-of-the-art research and development center inaugurated in the Netherlands - New capacities support ambitious goals in KWS vegetable breeding - Introduction of new varieties in all KWS vegetable crops expected within the next three years

Einbeck, 2025-05-13

- Net sales on previous year's level despite lower acreage - Gross margin increases to 63.4% (62.5%) due to improved product mix - Change in other key earnings figures impacted by one-off effects; adjusted EBIT margin reaches 21.2% (22.7%) - Sugarbeet business again with growth and high profitability due to the success of sustainable product innovations - Free cash flow significantly improved – net debt decreases to 0.5x EBITDA - Annual forecasts for the 2024/2025 fiscal year specified

Einbeck, 2025-04-30

The myKWS vitality check functional area allows users to analyze the vitality of plant stocks using satellite images. An optimized display of the biomass and a map showing the nitrogen uptake of the plant stocks now offer users of the application further advantages.

Einbeck, 2025-04-28

The CONVISO® SMART system offers an efficient, effective and sustainable way to control weeds in sugarbeet. The digital myKWS tool CONVISO® SMART application manager now provides farmers with a new way to determine the best time for the first application of the herbicide CONVISO® ONE.

Einbeck, 2025-04-14

KWS is participating together with renowned research institutes and other partners1 in the quantiFARM2 project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The aim is to measure the vitality of plants by developing sensitive, robust and practical screening systems. This can promote more sustainable agriculture and create real added value for plant breeding.

Einbeck, 2025-04-14

KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA will publish its financial results for the first nine month 2024/2025 on Tuesday, May 13 (7.00 a.m. CEST).

Einbeck, 2025-03-27

Last chance to experience the monumental scanograms by the Brazilian artist.