Our farm has been part of the QS system since 2010. The QS certification mark stands for verified quality assurance along the entire food chain – from field to shop. For buyers and consumers this means that our products come from a farm that is regularly inspected by independent auditors, and their origin is fully traceable.

Inspections cover, among other things, whether crop protection and fertilisation are carried out professionally and in compliance with the law, whether all measures are documented, whether storage and transport of the harvest meet hygiene standards and whether equipment such as the sprayer is tested regularly.

Just how extensive the requirements have become is shown by a heavily abridged list of EU, federal and state regulations that an arable farm has to comply with:

Keeping track of all requirements at all times would actually require a dedicated position on every farm. Taking part in QS helps us comply with these rules systematically and to prove it.

More information is available at www.q-s.de.