Family-owned company in open-field vegetable cultivation: around 4,000 ha of lettuce and vegetables, of which over 600 ha organic, for the European retail trade.

BEHR AG

Seevetal · Gresse · Stelle (Rosenweide) · Spain · PolandNew on Amplifa

1895Founded

ca. 4,000 haOpen-field vegetables, of which over 600 ha organic

ca. 60different vegetable crops

5 locationsin DE, ES and PL

1998Start of organic farming

Who we are

BEHR AG, headquartered in Seevetal, is a vegetable-growing enterprise founded in 1895 and owner-managed in the fourth and fifth generation. The company cultivates around 4,000 hectares of open-field vegetables, of which more than 600 hectares follow organic guidelines, and markets around 60 different vegetable crops – from lettuce to brassicas and carrots through to pumpkins. Cultivation takes place predominantly outdoors in natural soil, using the controlled-integrated method as well as organic farming; in winter, production takes place in Spain to ensure year-round delivery capability. Harvesting is done to order by hand, with packing and labelling directly in the field. The group of companies includes production, trading and service businesses (including BioBehr GmbH, Agrar Systems S.A.U., BEHR Iberia S.L.U., Agro Serwis International, AMG Agrarmanagement, Strietzel Logistik). Customers are the German and European food retail sector as well as fresh vegetable processing businesses.

Site: Seevetal
Processes: Cultivation consulting (AMG Agrarmanagement GmbH), Quality assurance and quality control, Logistics/delivery (Strietzel Logistik GmbH), Packing directly in the field, Product accompaniment up to the customer's warehouse
Materials: Controlled-integrated cultivation, Organic cultivation, Open-field cultivation
Certificates: IFS Wholesale, QS Wholesale, QS Wholesale FIAS, QS Wholesale FIN, GLOBALG.A.P. CoC through QS, Regionalfenster, Geprüfte Qualität Hessen (Certified Quality Hesse), EU Organic, Naturland, BioKreis, BioPark, IFS Broker (BEHR Iberia S.L.U.), GLOBALG.A.P. CoC (BEHR Iberia S.L.U.), EU Organic (BEHR Iberia S.L.U.), GLOBALG.A.P. CoC, EU Organic (DE-ÖKO-034)
Founded: 1895
Industries: Food retail (DE and Europe), Fresh vegetable processing businesses

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Cultivation planning and cultivation consulting (AMG)
02
Open-field cultivation (conventional-integrated and organic)
03
Harvesting to order by hand
04
Packing and labelling directly in the field
05
Logistics and delivery (Strietzel Logistik)
06
Quality assurance up to the customer's warehouse

Cultivation methods and crops

Controlled-integrated cultivation

Conventional cultivation method supplemented by the use of beneficial insects and crop protection nets against pests.

BIO

Organic cultivation

Cultivation according to EU organic guidelines with wide crop rotations and regular changes of fields.

FREILAND

Open-field cultivation

Cultivation in natural soil with sun and light; summer production in Germany, winter production in Spain.

Locations and group companies

Seevetal

Headquarters/registered office of BEHR AG

Materials: Controlled-integrated cultivation, organic

Gresse

BioBehr GmbH – organic farming in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (approx. 600 ha)

Materials: Organic cultivation

Stelle (Rosenweide)

BioBehr GmbH, Rosenweide site – organic farming in Lower Saxony (approx. 50 ha)

Materials: Organic cultivation

Spain (group locations)

Cultivation and trading: Agrar Systems S.A.U., Hortosystems Iberia S.L.U., AMG Agrarmanagement España S.L.U., BEHR

Materials: Open-field cultivation (winter production)

Poland (group location)

Trading business: Agro Serwis International Sp. z o.o.

Product variety

**Halloween carrots**Open-field cultivation · Food retail

**Vegetable variety (around 60 crops)**Open-field cultivation · Food retail

Inside the production

Open-field vegetables from our own cultivation

Industries

Food retail (DE and Europe)Fresh vegetable processing businesses

Additional services

Cultivation consulting (AMG Agrarmanagement GmbH)Quality assurance and quality controlLogistics/delivery (Strietzel Logistik GmbH)Packing directly in the fieldProduct accompaniment up to the customer's warehouse

Quality and safety

Regular quality checks are carried out during cultivation and harvest, processing, packing and transport. An internal verification and documentation system ensures complete traceability; independent certification bodies conduct regular audits.

Evidence	Seevetal
IFS Wholesale
QS Wholesale
GLOBALG.A.P. CoC
EU Organic (DE-ÖKO-034)
Naturland
BioKreis

History

1895
Origin as a vegetable-growing business in Rosenweide; marketing via the Elbe river to the Hamburg wholesale market
1977
Rudolf Behr establishes iceberg lettuce on the German market
1997
Market launch of mini romaine lettuce
1998
Bluccoli in food retail; start of organic farming in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
2008
Start of organic farming in Lower Saxony
2009
Market launch of SalaRico®
2012
Market launch of mini pak choi