Analysis certificate
always, with every shipment
It states the values measured on the lot you are buying: purity, germination, hard seed, moisture, foreign seed. It is the document that matters most.
Quality
What we guarantee, and on what paper
In the seed trade, trust is not built with adjectives. It is built with the documents that travel with the goods. This page sets out the process and the paperwork, without padding.
From field to bag
Five steps. The one that matters to a buyer is the fourth: no lot leaves without analysis.
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1
Harvest and intake
Seed comes from fields in the area, harvested between late July and August and already dried. Every intake stays identified: knowing where a lot comes from is what everything else rests on.
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2
Cleaning
Straw, soil, empty seed and seed of other species are removed. This is where specific purity is won, and where dodder is caught.
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3
Grading
Separation by size and specific weight. Graded seed drills evenly and germinates evenly: that is the difference you see in the field the following year.
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4
Analysis
On every lot: specific purity, germination, hard seed, foreign seed, moisture. The result becomes the analysis certificate that travels with the goods.
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5
Packing and storage
Bags or big bags, identified by lot, in a dry warehouse. Seed is stored without chemical treatment unless specifically requested.
The paperwork that travels with the lot
If you buy seed and this documentation does not arrive, price is not your problem.
Certification label
for certified seed
Identifies variety, category, lot and certifying body. Which categories we handle is to be confirmed.
Phytosanitary certificate
for export, where required
Issued by the regional plant health service. Required for most destinations outside the European Union, and its lead time has to be built into the schedule.
Packing list and transport documents
always
Packages, net and gross weights, lots contained in each package. Your forwarder and customs will need it.
Dodder, and why we raise it first
In the alfalfa seed trade one parameter closes or kills a deal more often than all the others combined: the presence of dodder.
It is a parasitic plant whose seeds are close in size to alfalfa seed, so separating it is a matter of machinery and of a trained eye. Many countries treat it as a quarantine weed and reject the consignment at the border. That is why we state it explicitly on every lot, instead of letting the buyer discover it in their own analysis.
On our standard lot
Dodder (Cuscuta): absent on analysis. If your country requires a specific threshold or an accredited laboratory analysis, tell us in your enquiry: it gets arranged before shipment, not after.
Authorisations and certification
What we are authorised to do, stated plainly. Items still to be confirmed are marked: we would rather declare them missing than let them be assumed.
| Item | Status | Note |
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| Seed producers register | to be confirmed | registration and number |
| Packing authorisation | to be confirmed | authorisation details |
| ISTA laboratory analysis | on request | the orange certificate, for export |
| OECD Seed Schemes | to be confirmed | required by some export markets |
| Organic certification | to be confirmed | control body and number |
This table is updated when the documents are in hand, not before. If a certification is essential for you, ask us directly and we will tell you straight away whether we can supply it.
Would you like to see a real certificate?
We are happy to send the analysis certificate of an available lot, so you can judge on real figures rather than on a presentation page.