new video clip: precision planting

Early in spring the farmer performs a very important task in close collaboration with the cultivation supervisor. Because only a very meticulous and thorough soil analysis of the piece of land the farmer has in mind for growing Holland Onions, determines if the plot will actually Read more »

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To be eligible for growing Holland Onions a parcel must comply with a great number of strict conditions. A mineral test determines the nitrogen, potassium and phosphate content present in the soil. In the right combination these minerals are indispensable for a healthy growth. Seed onions Read more »

magic boundary of more than one million metric tons

The available numbers up to and including week 19 show a trade season which will once again surpass the record of its previous season. The total amount of exported Holland Onions is currently 1.028.000 metric tons and is expected to end up well above 1,1 million Read more »

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Well begun is usually half done. Precision is the other half. The symbol of peak precision is the Swiss watch. A Swiss pacesetter neatly and precisely displays the rhythm of time. But nature’s biological clock is even more precise than that. After all, all of life is perfectly tuned to the earth’s orbit.

This circadian rhythm has been a special field of research ever since its discovery in 1729 by the French astronomer Jean Jacques D’Ortous de Mairan: the chronobiology. And rightly so, because the impact of the biological clock on everything in nature is huge. And thus Holland Onions are sown as soon as the days begin to lengthen and good weather is expected. Through this perfect timing we can fully benefit from the extra amount of day light on our small part of the northern hemisphere, perfect for our ‘long-day onions’.

The centuries-old, ecological knowledge regarding the Dutch soil of our growers translates into unerringly choosing the right parcel of land. The precision work with which the seedbeds are then prepared and the meticulously determined position of the onion seed in its ‘onion cradle’ take care of the rest.

You can now watch our growers' seeding masterpiece at your leisure in our newest video clip: precision planting.

With pleasure!

Gijsbrecht Gunter
President