NOW LIVE! Our Drop Box at Central Valley Ag Group in Oakdale, CA is now ready for use! Be sure to follow the instruction on the top of the box for prompt sample pick up.
UPDATED TIMES: Due to changes in the UPS system we have updated times for sample pick up for our Fowler, Tulare, Tipton and Visalia locations. Please see the location list below for updated times.
A PDF version of this information as well as a map and location images can be found HERE.
Drop boxes are available for forage, feed, water and manure samples. There are 14 drop box locations starting at LG Seeds in Stockton, CA (Location 1) and heading south to Southern Counties DHIA, Chino (Location 14).
Samples left at locations 1-12 are picked up Monday through Friday. Samples left at J&R should be placed in the small black refrigerator accessed through the back door on the scale house. Please do NOT use the white refrigerator. When leaving samples at the Southern Counties DHIA Chino location it is necessary to text for pick up. Note that next day turnaround is not guaranteed for this location. There is no pickup on holidays when the lab is not in operation. See HERE for a list of holiday closings.
All samples are shipped overnight to our Waynesboro, PA lab for processing. There is a $3.00 per sample handling fee for utilizing a drop box.
Be aware of pick up times for locations. Note that there are two routes: Locations 1-10 and Locations 11-14.
USING THE DROP BOX
When dropping off samples, please send a text message to the number on the top of the drop box with the location, account name, and number of samples dropped. This information will assist us in planning the pick-up on any given day. If necessary, drivers may skip boxes if we do not receive a text due to traffic backups or weather issues.
Results for NIR analysis should be available the next business day, following drop off. Sample bags and testing information is available at each drop location. Supplies may also be requested by emailing mail@foragelab.com.
Please be respectful of the businesses that have given permission for us to place drop boxes at their locations. Thank them for that privilege if you have opportunity.
ALTERNATIVES TO USING THE DROP BOX
We provide UPS shipping labels to clients that we will bill back to the client. Those rates are below:
UPS Ground Service ...........$13.50
UPS Second Day Service ....$30.00
UPS Overnight Service .......$44.00
DROP BOX LOCATIONS & PICK UP TIMES
1. 10:00 AM - Central Valley Ag Group - 5509 Langworth Rd., Oakdale, CA 95361
2. 11:15 AM - LG Seeds - 2414 Station Drive, Stockton, CA 95215
3. 11:55 AM - Al Gilbert - 4346 Jessup Road, Keyes, CA 95328
4. 12:05 PM - Pine Creek Nutrition Services - 502 E. Main Street, Turlock, CA 95380
5. 12:20 PM - Hilmar Feed & Supply - 9038 Lander Avenue, Hilmar, CA 95324
6. 1:10 PM - Lockwood Seed & Grain - 26777 Chowchilla Boulevard, Chowchilla, CA 93610
7. 1:55 PM - Chevron - 327 W. Merced St., Fowler, CA 93625
8. 3:00 PM - Roche Oil - 1120 E. Paige Ave. Tulare, CA 93274
9. 3:10 PM - Shell - 683 N. Thompson Rd., Tipton, CA 93272
10. 3:30 PM - Machado Hay - 3228 East Tulare Avenue #3329, Tulare, CA 93274
11. 3:45 PM - Chevron - 202 Plaza Drive & East Crowley Avenue, Visalia, CA 93291
12. 3:00 PM - *Southern Counties DHIA - 807 East Lerdo Highway, Shafter, CA 93263
13. 3:00 PM - *Troost Hay - 400 Road 1255, Shafter, CA 93263
14. 4:30 PM -**J&R Dairy - 4403 Bear Mountain, Boulevard, Bakersfield, CA 93313 (Samples should be put into the small black refrigerator, please do NOT use the white one).
15. 7:00 PM - ***Southern Counties DHIA, Chino - 7000 Merrill Ave. Mailbox 46, Building 330-A, Chino, CA 91710
*The Bakersfield, Shafter and Chino locations will be a separate route from the other locations.
**The Bakersfield location will be picked up every Thursday. Pick up on other days will require a text for service.
***Southern Counties DHIA-Chino location - it is necessary to text for pickup. Next day turnaround is not available for this location.