News & Events

In this section you can find news releases, publications and information about our events. 

Latest Vegetable Seeds news

28 November 2024

Brassica and Leafy Salad Conference 2025

SAVE THE DATE - It is with great pleasure that we stand before you today as the main sponsor of this exciting upcoming British Leafy Salad Associstion event. Our commitment to fostering innovation and collaboration aligns perfectly with the vision of this gathering. We believe in the power of community and the impact of shared ideas, and we are thrilled to support an initiative that brings together such diverse talents and perspectives.
6 June 2024

Extremely high production in data-driven cucumber greenhouse BASF 's Gravenzande

Nunhem, 26 September 2022 - On 16 November 2021, the first high-wire cucumber crop was planted in the data-driven greenhouse of BASF's vegetable seed business in 's Gravenzande. The greenhouse was equipped with about 340 umol LED lights from Signify. The second and third crops were planted on 2 March 2022 and 15 June 2022, respectively.
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29 May 2024

New race Peronospora Effusa (PE: 20) Nominated

Downy mildew, also known as Peronospora effusa, stands as a prevalent fungal infection for spinach growers.

Upcoming Vegetable Seeds events

TOP of the CROPS


From Monday September 22 to Friday September 26, it’s time once again for the BASF | Nunhems Demo Days. Your opportunity to discover our very best varieties. Our TOP of the CROPS.

British Tomato Conference 2025

BASF top news

Business & Financial News | 21 August 2025

Why more research on corrosion protection leads to lower greenhouse gas emissions

EUROCORR 2025, the leading international conference for corrosion science and technology, takes place from September 7-11 in Stavanger, Norway. Experts from around the world work together to discover how to better protect components from corrosion. Effective protection extends the durability of components and significantly reduces the need for raw materials as well as emissions of greenhouse gases. “Protecting metals is an important topic in all areas of the industrial value chain. To minimize damage, for example from rust, we need interdisciplinary collaboration to research and develop new technologies and processes,” said Dr. Patrick Keil, corrosion protection expert at BASF Coatings. He is a senior executive of the organization that runs the EUROCORR conference series.
BASF-Fahnen am Standort Ludwigshafen
Business & Financial News | 30 July 2025

Sales almost at prior-year quarter level on slight volume growth; EBITDA before special items slightly lower

In the second quarter of 2025, BASF generated EBITDA before special items of around €1.8 billion. “The Agricultural Solutions segment recorded significantly higher earnings and achieved remarkable volume growth of 21 percent compared with the prior-year quarter,” said Dr. Markus Kamieth, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF, presenting the quarterly figures together with Chief Financial Officer Dr. Dirk Elvermann. The Surface Technologies and Nutrition & Care segments achieved slightly higher earnings. In the base chemicals businesses, margins remained under pressure due to high product availability on the market.
BASF-Fahnen am Standort Ludwigshafen
Business & Financial News | 24 July 2025

Advance Notice: Half-Year Financial Report 2025 Press Conference (MS-Teams) on July 30, 2025, at 10.30 a.m. (CEST)

We will publish BASF’s Half-Year Financial Report 2025 on July 30, 2025, at 7.00 a.m. (CEST). The results will be presented in a Press Conference via MS-Teams at 10.30 a.m. (CEST).