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The HILD seed company was founded in 1919 by Karl HILD as a family business in Marbach/Neckar, Germany. Since 1988 we have been affiliated with Nunhems/NL and thus are an internationally active vegetable breeding company that operates in the most important crop-producing countries in Europe and the rest of the world. With us, progress has tradition.

HILD and Nunhems maintain breeding programmes for all important vegetable species, from which highly productive varieties for professional growing result. Apart from breeding, seed processing is an important focal point of our research activities. With the help of modern processing methods (priming, prestinun pills) we have made a name for ourselves.

In our complimentary grower catalogue you can find an assortment of seeds from approximately 100 vegetable species from our company as well as detailed information about the varieties and seed forms.

HILD’s Presence at the Trade Fair FRUIT LOGISTICA 2012

From February 8-10, 2012, HILD samen gmbh presented itself with its own exhibition stand at the FRUIT LOGISTICA in Berlin. This is the largest trade fair worldwide for the international fruit business and this year it featured more than 2,500 exhibitors from 84 countries and 56,000 trade visitors.

HILD 'Der Züchter vor Ort' appeared as a competent partner for high-quality seed, namely with regard to genetic as well as technical aspects. In particular, our range of herbs was highlighted as a focal point with its diversity of species.

We would like to express our gratitude to our customers and the numerous visitors, who showed such a high interest, for the successful fair!

HILD opens new seed technology facility for vegetables and herbs

Bayer CropScience subsidiary HILD samen GmbH has opened enlarged seed technology facilities at its site in Marbach am Neckar, Germany. The company plans to process and store various types of vegetable and herb seeds on an area of 4,000 m² centrally at the site in the future. HILD has invested some EUR 4 million in the facilities.

Stated Achim Noack, Member of the Bayer CropScience Board of Management and responsible for Product Supply: “The vegetable seed business is of outstanding importance for Bayer CropScience. Our objective is to exploit this good technological position in order to achieve stronger growth in this segment in the future.”

"Bayer CropScience is making this investment to develop new solutions that will help producers boost their yields and increase their productivity, with appropriate plant traits that meet consumers' quality requirements," explained Douwe Zijp, CEO of Nunhems, the vegetable seed business of Bayer CropScience.

Added Dr. Paul Rubitschek, Managing Director of HILD: "The high technical quality of our seed is a precondition for success and customer satisfaction. This extended seed technology facility will enable us to better meet the individual needs of our customers in future."

For the new building, HILD acquired the 4,700 m² area of land located next to its existing site in late 2009. HILD's Marbach site, where its team of 75 employees breeds and processes new varieties of radish, herbs such as chives, parsley, basil, dill, and other crops, now covers an area of more than 17 hectares. In 1989, HILD was the first breeding company in Germany with protected varieties to also produce and market certified organic seeds. In addition to its sales to professional horticultural producers, HILD also markets seed for the home garden sector worldwide via repacking companies.