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Jensen Seeds A/S
2013/11
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Company profile
History
Jensen Seeds A/S is an independent
privately owned Danish seed production
company founded in 1962 and since 1967
located in Birkum near Odense.
Objectives
Our main objective is to be a
competent and reliable supplier to
the seed industry of high quality
seed. Our production covers
vegetable, flower and herb seed.
Products
Our main crops are Hybrid
Spinach, Scorzonera and
Chinese Cabbage. We also
produce Heading Cabbage, Choi
Sim, Mizuna, Tatsoi, Mustard,
Hybrid Pak Choi, Chrysanthemum
Garland, Corn Salad, Peas and the
herbs Chervil, Chives, Cress, Parsley and
Thyme.
Flower seeds produced are Calendula,
Centaurea, Gypsophila, Cynoglossum and Corn
Poppy, Lupin, Iberis and Chrysanthemum.
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Production sites
Our production is mainly placed on the island of Funen. Furthermore we have
production on the islands north and south of Funen, on Seeland and also on the
east and north/west coast of Jutland. We also have a production unit in Germany for
the production of Hybrid Spinach. It is placed east of the Harzen mountains near
Halle.
Climate
The climate in Denmark provides ideal
conditions for excellent seed quality. The
summer in Denmark has moderate day
temperatures, cool nights, long day
length (because of the country’s
position on the 55th northern latitude)
and sufficient rainfall.
Generally the western parts of the
country has atlantic climate and the
eastern parts continental climate, but this
picture is modified because Denmark
is an archipelago.
The yearly precipitation is over 900 mm in the middle and western parts of Jutland.
In the coast areas of the Little Belt and Great Belt between Jutland and Seeland the
precipitation is around 500-550 mm. The rain is more or less even distributed
through the year, but as the evaporation is less in the cool months October to
March, the winter is the most humid time of the year.
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July is the warmest month with a mean temperature over 17,5 C° in southeast and
just below 16 C° in the northwest of Jutland. A day temperature above 30 C° during
the summer is very seldom. January is the coldest period in Denmark, but the mean
temperature of 0 C° is more even throughout the country because of the warming
effect from the surrounding sea.
Facilities
Jensen Seeds A/S owns 26.000 square
meter land on which our facilities cover
6.000 square meters used for processing,
storage and office.
Processing capacity
We have a full
automatic intake
and 5 seed
processing
lines, which
have an annual
capacity of
5.000-6.000 ton.
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Storage
We have a storage
capacity of 1.000 ton
of seed.
Growers
Jensen Seeds A/S has over 300 seed growers available for growing quality seeds
on 4000-5000 ha land.
Quality
Jensen Seeds A/S use the most
advanced technology, equipment
and quality control to guarantee
our customers the highest
seed quality and purity.
In 2009 Jensen Seeds was
ISO 9001 certified.
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Planning of production
Using Google Earth in the
planning process
- we keep a
controlled isolation distance
between the fields before sowing to avoid
cross pollination. Also a good crop rotation
is made to avoid problems.
Field inspection
Our field inspectors are
controlling the fields
constantly during the
growing season.
All remarks are
registered in our IT-system
and reported to our customers
by weekly/monthly updates available
online.
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Seed quality control
During processing we control the quality
constantly. When the quality fulfils our high
standards, the seeds will be packed and
sampled.
The final sample of the motherlot will be
controlled once more for purity and
germination by our own laboratory or by an
independant ISTA testing station.
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Customers
Our main customers are the leading
vegetable seed companies in Europe,
U.S.A. and the Far East.
In 2013 Jensen Seeds A/S was honoured
with King Frederik IX’s award for
Excellence in Danish Export.
Processing
Jensen Seeds A/S continuously seeks to be in front with updated technology within
seed production industry machines in order to ensure the highest seed quality and
short delivery time.
The spiral separator classifies seeds according to their shape and ability to roll.
Round seeds roll better down the inclined flight and attain a higher speed than flat or
irregularly shaped seeds, which tend to slide or tumble.
The spiral separator is used for: Brassica seed - to separate damaged and flat seed
from round ones. Spinach - to separate Galium aparine (round) from spinach seed.
Grading is done by the gravity separator. The machine is used for separation on the
basis of specific gravity. The process will raise the germination by taking out the light
seeds and raise the purity by taking out stones, soil particles and other heavy materials.
To reach and follow the demand of high quality, seeds are more often sown by
precision drilling today. Sized seeds will also show a more uniform germination. The
sizing is done by a screen sizer normally with round holes.
All processes are in line from pre-cleaning, debearding, brushing, airscreen cleaning,
indented cylinder, gravity separator, sizing/grading and colour sorting. All processes
are controlled by computer.
Normally the weed seeds can be sorted out by the colour sorter, as there is a colour
difference between the good product and the weed seed.
We have 5 scanners available for upgrading purposes.
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Production possibilities
Annuals Orientals
Crop
Annuals
Orientals
Stock
Min.
Sowing Harvest
seed
purity/germ./ Remarks
month
month
moisture%
kg/ha
Min.
ha
Yield
kg/ha
average
1
1000
4
4
8
99/85/8
2
900-1400
2
4
8
99/85/8
2
1400
6
4
8
99/85/8
Pak Choi
2
1400
4
4
8
99/85/8
Mizuna
2
1300
3
4
8
99/85/8
1
700
1
4
8
99/85/8
Please ask
1
800
1
4
8
99/85/8
Please ask
2
1000-1400
5
4
9
99/70/9
Garland, serrate
leaf and round
Taatsai
Chinese
cabbage
Choi Sim
Chinese
cabbage F1
Pak Choi F1
Chrysanthemum
coronarium
Brassica rapa L.
Brassica rapa L.,
early types
Brassica rapa L.
Brassica rapa L.
Brassica rapa L.
cv. Group Mizuna
Annuals Others
Min.
ha
Yield kg/ha
average
Stock
seed
kg/ha
Sowing
month
Harvest
month
Min.
purity/germ./
moisture%
Remarks
2
1300
6
4
9
99/75/11
Common
10
2500-4000
150-200
4
8
99/85/13
Garden peas
Radish
2
1000-1300
5
4
9
99/80/9
Common,
Saxa, Cherry
Bell, Coarse
Cress
2
1800
8-10
4
8
99/85/9
Spinach
2
1600
10
4
8
99/85/9
2
1500
8
4
8
99/85/11
2
1400
8
4
8
99/85/11
2
1000-2000
5
4
8
99/85/11
Crop
Annuals
Others
Dill
Peas
Spinach F1
Prickly seeded,
early
Round seeded,
early and
medium
Round seeded,
late
Please ask
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Biannuals
Crop
Bi-Annuals
Min.
Yield kg/ha
ha
average
Stock
seed
kg/ha
Sowing
month
Harvest
month
Min.
purity/germ./
moisture%
Borecole or
kale
Cabbage
White,pointed
and savoy
Chervil
2
1200
2
7
8
99/85/8
1
1000
2
7
8
99/85/8
2
1400
15
8
7
99/85/10
Garden
turnip/Swede
2
1300
4
8
7
99/85/8
Parsley
1
1400
6
5
9-10
99/85/11
Parsnip
1
1200
7
4
8
99/80/11
Remarks
Early/mid-early
Globe and flat
types
Curled
Perennials
Min.
ha
Yield
kg/ha
average
Chives
1
225
Scorzonera
(Black Salsify)
2
600
1
150
Crop
Perennials
Thyme winter
Stock
Min.
Sowing Harvest
seed
purity/germ./ Remarks
month month
kg/ha
moisture%
Min.3 years.
4
4-5
7
99/85/9
Allium schoenenprasum L.
15
4-5
8
99/85/11
Min. 3 years
2
4-5
7
99/75/9
Min. 3 years.
Thymus vulgaris L
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Flower seeds
Crop
Flower seeds
Min.
ha
Yield
kg/ha
average
Stock
seed
kg/ha
Sowing
month
Harvest
month
Iberis coronaria
1
500
15
4
99/80
10
White and
mixed
Cynoglossum
amabile
1
800
12
4
99/80
5,5
Blue
Centaurea
cyanus
1
500
7
4
99/80
8,8
100-500
kg/ha. Only
blue..
1
800
6
4
99/80
5,5
White.
1
300
5
4
99/80
15,29
0,5
200
8
8
99/70
55
1
350
5
4
99/70
12,54
1
400
5
4
99/70
14,3
Gypsophila
elegans
Papaver rhoeas
Chrysanthemum
coccineum
Chrysanthemum
carinatum
Chrysanthemum
segetum
Calendula
officinalis
Clarkia elegans double mix
Godetia Hybrida
single mix
Godetia Whitney
double mix
Convolvulus
Tricolor mix
Lupinus Russell
Min.
purity/germ./ Remarks
moisture%
1
250-700
8
4
99/80
6,50-8,50
1
300
2
4
99/80
18,5
1
350
2,5
4
99/80
19,8
1
350
2,5
4
99/80
18,7
1
750
10
4
99/80
6,05
1
500
12
4 or 8
99/85
11,83
Perennial.
Late harvest
Pacific,
Orange King,
Orange
double
Clarkia
unguilata
Clarkia
amoena
Dwarfmorning-glory
Sowing:
August 15.
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Seeking to be in front with technology
On basis of a draft made by Jensen Seeds A/S a specially designed Field Inspection
Program has been developed, which on site gives our field representatives the
opportunity to record observations from their field inspections from the date of
sowing to harvesting of the crop. The data is updated on a daily basis to the server.
In the office, the data is used in Jensen Seeds A/S’ own production planning, but it
is also used as an additional customer service, since this information can be
withdrawn by our customers through reports on Jensen Seeds A/S ' website.
This requires, however, a special log-in issued by Jensen Seeds A/S.
Available reports:
Crop and Purity
Germination Results
Statistics
Processing Schedule
Statement
Stockseed Report
The reports provide our clients with a thorough insight into the production plan of the
clients’ specific crop/varieties, germination results, expected yields and estimated
delivery time, etc., and can therefore be used as a tool in sales planning.
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Here are two examples:
Since Jensen Seeds strives to have the best
technology, an industry-unique production
control program has been developed
and is used in the daily planning and
management of production flow.
In the production all forklifts have
terminals mounted that reads
signals from the handled, RFID
chip-tagged, boxes and places their
location in the flow via the signal from
the RFID-chips that are placed in the floor
at each production line and warehouse
location.
With this wireless registration the system is constantly updated and immediately
prevents errors in the physically handling of the seed and eliminates the risk of
technical mixtures. At any time the office staff can view the actual location and
status in the process of each crop/variety.
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Conditions
* All orders are booked subject to crop and subject to safe receipt of crop.
* Crop failure releases us entirely from delivery.
* Customer accepts to take over the entire yield of the contracted area.
* Bags and other containers will be charged at cost and are not returnable.
* Unless we are instructed otherwise, all seeds are sent ex warehouse Odense
for account and risk of the buyer by the best available route without assuming
any responsibility in this respect.
* Payment 30 days net from date of invoice, unless otherwise agreed.
* Stock seed to be delivered free of charge Odense.
* We give no warranty, expressed or implied as to the description, quality,
productiveness, or any other matter of any seeds we sell, and we will not be
in any way responsible for the crop, or failure of crop.
* Apart from the above conditions, both the General Sale Conditions and the
I.S.F. Conditions will apply to this order, unless otherwise agreed upon, and in
so far as latter do not differ from the above.
* Germination/purity certificate will be issued by the Jensen Seeds.
Testing method after ISTA. In case of a dispute, a test will be performed by
Agroscope FAL-Reckenholz, Reckenholzstrasse 191, 8046 Zürich, Switzerland
(ISTA-member) and an official certificate for germination and purity will be issued.
This result will be final.
* Any dispute originating from the trading relations shall be settled by the Maritime
and Commercial Court in Copenhagen and national Danish law shall apply.
* Our liability, whether contractual or otherwise, is limited to the amount of the
purchase price of the seed under all circumstances and regardless of the nature,
cause or extent of the loss.
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Contact
Jensen Seeds A/S
Ørbækvej 761, Birkum
5220 Odense SO, Denmark
• info@jensen-seeds.dk
Phone: +45 65 97 24 11
Fax:
+45 65 97 21 71
Office opening hours:
07-16 hrs Mon-Thu, 07-13 hrs Friday
C.E.O.
Mr. Henning van Veldhuizen
Mobile +45 20 40 75 55
• hvv@jensen-seeds.dk
Manager Customer Services
Mrs. Ann Laura Luunbjerg
Mobile +45 40 33 08 26
• all@jensen-seeds.dk
Factory Manager & Field
representative
Mr. Arne Erik Jensen
Mobile +45 20 23 25 30
• aj@jensen-seeds.dk
Field representative
Mr. Michael Rose Jensen
Mobile +45 24 25 97 22
• mrj@jensen-seeds.dk
Field representative
Mr. Morten Bang
Mobile +45 23 29 47 56
• mb@jensen-seeds.dk
Executive Secretary
Laboratory Technician
Ms. Ghita Kromann Christensen
Mrs. Annitta Christensen
Direct tel. +45 65 97 24 11
Direct tel. +45 63 10 65 11
• gkc@jensen-seeds.dk
• an@jensen-seeds.dk
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