02.25

Breeding for the future

Sandra Dunckel oversees the transition from line to hybrid barley

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Issue 02.2025

Breeding for the future

1Cover Kopie

Introduction

Miscellaneous

4From the world of KWS

Groundbreaking ceremony in the U.S. · S/4 rollouts · Merger of Delitzsch and KWS · Same Day Delivery · Farming Academy · Elite storehouse

Strategy

5Spinach every day

KWS Vegetables establishes successful concept

6Artificial intelligence for KWS

How we are already using the technology

Work

7TURKA: Export hub in Türkiye

New processing and packaging plant

880 years ago: A new start in Einbeck

The beginnings of KWS at its current headquarters

9Cereals as a nesting site for ducks in Canada

Program rewards cultivation of winter rye

1010 years of pioneering spirit in St. Louis

The Gateway Research Center celebrates its anniversary

11Shaping culture, setting an example

For managers: Leadership Capability Model

12Science Slam: “It pays to try things out”

A coach has tips that are also useful in everyday working life

13An accident – now what?

What you should do in an emergency

14From “Youngsters Research” to school gardens

Two examples of our social engagement in Germany and Brazil

15Innovation management: Let’s hear your ideas!

Developing solutions – with guidance

16Station profile: 125 years of KWS Ukraine

Why our history there initially lasted only 15 years and how it resumed from 2000

17Taming the data jungle

Interdisciplinary team guards important data

Research

18How hybrid breeding works

An overview of the method’s advantages – with a poster

19Hybrid breeding

Process using hybrid rye as an example

People

20Architect for hybrid barley

Portrait: Sandra Dunckel directs our hybrid barley breeding

21From cannabis to peppers

My Personal KWS Journey: Emmanuel Emokol

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