Dear readers,

In this issue, we take you on a journey into the world of hybrid breeding at KWS. This method has been a successful concept for a long time, and we want to use it for more crops in the future in line with our Strategic Planning 2035. Our breeder Sandra Dunckel explains what that involves in relation to barley.

Are you familiar with the concept, but it’s been a long time since you took a biology class? No problem: We show how hybrid breeding works and present the process in an info graphic – as a poster you can download.

Artificial intelligence is everywhere right now. We’re also using it in many projects at KWS: from the digital assistant in your back pocket to an innovative database that can establish the connections between genes and traits.