Last year, Rijk Zwaan introduced new hybrid leek varieties as the first step towards a complete portfolio for leek growers worldwide. Dutch grower Martijn Hendrickx has had good experience with Floccus RZ: “The variety proved its worth in spring and I plan to use it again next year.” As expressed in Rijk Zwaan’s theme for Fruit Logistica in Berlin, new varieties like this one are helping Martijn to move ‘freshly forward’.

Embarking on an exciting journey of innovation, the winter production of cucumbers is officially underway at our new Trial Centre High Tech. This is an excellent place to trial 45 distinct varieties and various fruit types within our expansive cucumber segment.

The story of Rijk Zwaan's innovative white cabbage variety, Longma.

This month, Rijk Zwaan UK celebrates the impressive milestones of two of our longest standing colleagues.

At the start of September, we welcomed our newest colleague to the team, Derek Hallendorff. Derek joins us armed with a wide range of knowledge, experience, and fresh ideas.

In November 2022, we launched our brand new webshop for customers. An online platform offering the ability for you, or a trusted colleague, to place orders online any time of day or night. It’s available to you, 24/7, to browse variety information, place orders and check order status.

On Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th October 2023, Rijk Zwaan will open its doors to welcome you to our annual, much-anticipated Brassica Open Days event at Windy Ridge Farm, Lincolnshire. This exciting event is a must-attend for anyone involved in the wonderful world of brassicas.

On 1 July, the European committee of the International Bremia Evaluation Board (IBEB-EU) published three widely occurring new variants of downy mildew in lettuce: Bl:38EU, Bl:39EU and Bl:40EU. A considerable number of vegetable breeding company Rijk Zwaan’s current lettuce varieties are resistant to these three new races.

We want to help growers get the best out of our varieties: to maximize their yield and achieve the highest quality. One important technique used is called ‘grafting’: a shoot from one plant cultivar is grafted onto the root system, or ‘rootstock’, of another. The result is a crop that has the best of both worlds.