Ohio Seed Improvement Association has been designated as the official Noxious Weed Free Forage and Mulch (NWFF&M) Certification Agency in Ohio. Program standards comply with the Regional Weed Free Forage Certification Standards developed by the Weed Free Forage Committee of the North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA). This voluntary certification program is designed to assure that forage (straw, hay, cubes and pellets) and mulch sold with proper certification identification meets minimum standards designed to limit the spread of noxious weeds. Buyers are provided assurance that forage and mulch certified through this program meets these minimum standards.
Forage and mulch certified under the OSIA certification program with proper certification documents or markings attached will be eligible to be shipped into restricted areas in the United States and Canada where only forage and mulch certified under the Regional Forage Certification Standards can be used.
Straw producers for 2025:
AD Wagner Farms, LLC
11223 W. Township Road 96, Alvada, OH 44802
Seneca Co. 567-230-6325 ADWfarms01@gmail.com
James Kamenik
1665 Township Rd 1153, Ashland, OH 44805
Ashland Co. 419-908-5181 kamenik33@yahoo.com
Koch Farms
6853 State Road, Somerville, OH 45064
Butler Co. 513-255-1954 kochfarms@aol.com
Midwest Erosion Control, LLC
1135 Cumberland Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46229
Union Co. (317) 373-9792 midwesterosioncontrol@gmail.com
Needs Farms LLC
290 Baltimore Somerset RD NE, Baltimore, OH 43105
Fairfield Co. 740-490-5762 srneeds@hotmail.com
Straw For Sale Ohio, Inc.
2657 Election House Rd. NW, Lancaster, OH 43130
Fairfield Co. 740-974-8112 msabo5@ymail.com
Tobias Farms Inc
993 US Hwy 250N, Ashland, OH 44805
Ashland Co. 567-203-1932 rtobias@frontier.com