Noxious Weed Free Forage & Mulch

NWFF&M Certification

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

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

Hay

No hay production in 2025

We did not have any noxious weed free hay producers in 2025