Dear readers,

Autumn is in the air – the perfect time to take a leisurely browse through insideKWS.

In this issue, we travel a long way: straight to New Zealand, where Simon Witheford ensures that our fodderbeet varieties gain wide acceptance. He explains how we aim to become the market leader there.

María Belén Kistner also gets about a lot. As an rye breeder, she mainly works in Wohlde, but roams the world in the summer to check on trials. Belén explains why a Teams call cannot replace personal exchange.

After 30 years, it’s time to say goodbye! We bid farewell to our Executive Board member Peter Hofmann as he retires and look back on his extraordinary career at KWS – in all crops and many areas.