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Events13-12-2023
2024 Events
Key dates for industry events through 2024, for Australia's vegetable and horticultural industry.
Events04-06-2023
Knowledge for Growth: Hort Connections inspires a colourful and healthy life
Bringing together bright, healthy and inspiring vegetables, along with a deeper understanding of the foods we eat and why, is Rijk Zwaan’s focus at this year’s Hort Connections.
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Events14-05-2023
International Spinach Conference and Field Day
The vegetable industry gathered in Victoria at the end of April for a horticultural showcase featuring the Victorian Vegetable Innovation Days and the 10th International Spinach Conference. The spinach conference was led by renowned spinach specialists Dr Jim Correll from the University of Arkansas and Dr Lindsey du Toit from Washington State University.
Stories24-01-2023
Beef tomato Tafury can boost the entire segment
“Tafury RZ enables us to offer our customers a tasty and visually appealing beef tomato as a way of stimulating the market for medium-sized and large tomatoes,” says Christopher Juranek from REWE Germany. The food retail chain has been carrying this Rijk Zwaan tomato under its REWE Bio label since winter 2021/2022. It is supplied by Biosabor, an organic production company based in Spain. Rijk Zwaan is presenting this promising tomato variety in line with its theme of ‘Freshly Forward, from Foundation to Future’ at Fruit Logistica in Berlin.
News04-12-2022
Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV)
The Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) is an emerging and rapidly spreading plant virus and has a major impact on global tomato production and distribution.
Stories30-05-2022
It’s exciting to see the differences in varieties and plants and how they behave and respond.
Raised on Australia’s island state of Tasmania, Annie Walch has always loved the outdoors. With an inherent interest in watching things grow and develop, she has a background in agricultural science and seed production. Since 2008, Annie has worked in seed production and commercial sales trials at the Musk head office.
Stories07-04-2022
How to make vegetables more appealing
As vegetable breeding company we look for ways to make vegetables more appealing. We do so by combining our breeding expertise with sensory research and consumer research, and we also work together with chain partners. Annette Meeder, a taste researcher at Rijk Zwaan, shares four examples.
Stories04-04-2022
Rijk Zwaan is a family-owned vegetable seed breeding company
Rijk Zwaan is an independent, family-owned seed breeding company, which has grown to become one of the top four vegetable seed suppliers in the world. Originating in The Netherlands in 1924 by Mr Rijk Zwaan, today it operates in over 100 countries worldwide.
Stories09-02-2022
In this business you need to be honest and open
James Bertram undertakes a dual role at Rijk Zwaan. As Account Manager for Oceania, James looks after the company’s accounts and distributors in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. In addition, he is also a Crop Specialist, supporting the Australian high tech cropping industry.