seed-cleaning
“The Cinderella’s”.
That is the nickname they use for themselves in our Seed Cleaning Department. But somehow their critical eyes remind onlookers more of that of the wicked stepmother... They tend to be very severe on seeds.

Whenever a shipment arrives, it has to pass their Clearance Room first. Here they separate the wheat from the chaff. They check and double check for irregularities, leaves, stones, bugs and so on. They hoover
and dust (don’t pity them: they have very large and handy machines). They sift the seeds according to size.

When they have finally cleaned and cleared a shipment, we are all relieved. In the end the lot still has to pass the microscopes of our lab technicians and the variety control to get final customer clearance of Kieft!