Sakata debuts in kale cultivation with its first Blue Ridge variety
The multinational seed company Sakata has just added Kale to its catalog. “As a leading brassica company, we needed to have kale in our portfolio. Blue Ridge is the first kale variety that enters the market with different characteristics. It has the same high quality that we have in other brassicas, such as broccoli or cauliflower," stated Antonio Ibarra, head of brassica development at

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