Visit our new Demo House!

Step into a world where every tomato generation is better than the last

De Ruiter Demo House Week was in Kingsville, Ontario. 

We hosted tours at Ridge Farms. Visitors were invited to see both commercial varieties and some exciting new pre-commercial offerings.
 

Step into a world where we continually breed to ensure every generation of tomatoes are better than the last. Your success is important to us (and to the world!) and we continue to innovation to prioritize what you need from your seed varieties, as well as strive to provide you with the finest options for your operation.  Our mission is to grow forward and pave the way for a brighter, tastier future.

Our dedicated team of experts works tirelessly to develop new varieties that exceed your expectations and offer to you the right products you need.

How to schedule a visit?

Our Tomato Demo house is open to all our customers throughout the season. We would love to have you visit to see new varieties, check on performance on products you are considering, or to speak to a team member of some of the latest innovation. All appointments are booked directly through our sales team; you can contact them at the email addresses below. Note – we do require safety & sanitary precautions inside our house. Please see below for more information.

Address: Ridge Farms - 2461 Albuna Townline Kingsville, ON N9Y 2E5, Canada.

To schedule your visit, please reach out to our friendly team members:

Keyur Patel – Keyur.Patel@bayer.com

Sydneigh Wilson – Sydneigh.wilson@bayer.com

Yolanda Przytocki – Yolanda.Przytocki@bayer.com

Sanitation and Safety Are Our Priorities

We have implemented stringent sanitary measures to ensure a safe and enjoyable visit for all our guests, and to protect our crops throughout the season. These are of utmost importance to us, and we kindly ask that you follow these guidelines during your visit.

 Before entering the greenhouse 

  • Leave your phone in your car. 
  • Disinfect your hands with the provided sanitizing product. 
  • Put on all provided personal protective equipment (suit, shoe covers, hair net). 
  • Disinfect your hands with the provided sanitizing product. 
  • Put on the gloves provided before leaving the changing area. 
  • Sign the visitor logbook and register in (and out before leaving) with name, date, contact number, name of home farm and reason for visit. 
  • Disinfect your gloved hands with the sanitizing product provided before entering the greenhouse. 

While in the greenhouse 

  • Only enter the marked paths. 
  • Always walk the paths from low to high order. 
  • Experience the plants and fruits visually, please do not touch. 
  • Disinfect your gloved hands with the sanitizing product provided after each path. 
  • Follow staff, greenhouse owner, or their assigned designate’s instructions always. 

Please check out full Visitor Protocol before your visit.

Meet the varieties!

Grandice is a jointless, extra-large truss tomato with high yield potential, internal and external red color and good truss quality.

Ferreira is an early producing beef tomato hybrid with high yield potential, good quality fruits and Intermediate Resistance to ToBRFV.

Novero is an early producing beef tomato hybrid with high yield potential, good fruit quality and Intermediate Resistance to ToBRFV

Prodice is a jointless large truss tomato that has shown exceptional FULLRED color and good average degrees Brix content.

Cherry plum loose (grape) tomato featuring high sweetness index, good flavor, excellent juiciness and good overall fruit quality.

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