OUR OHIO ROUTE IS NOW OPERATING!
CVAS Is pleased to announce a new Feed and Forage Lab in Fort Loramie, Ohio! We will be providing two sample pick up routes for this facility, one in Ohio and one in Indiana. Information on our Ohio sample pick up route is below.
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 19 drop box locations starting in Piqua, OH (Location 1) and heading to Heartland Coop in Celina, OH (Location 18).
Samples left at these locations are picked up after 7:00 PM Sunday through Thursday nights. There is no pickup on holidays when the lab is not in operation. See HERE for a list of holiday closings.
All samples are taken to our Fort Loramie, OH lab for processing. For clients in Indiana, refer to our corresponding drop box location listings. The drop box service is complimentary through summer 2025. After that a small fee may be applied per sample.
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. We will only pick up at boxes where we have received a text or call indicating there are samples to pick up.
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 - Complimentary through summer 2025
UPS Second Day Service ....$30.00
UPS Overnight Service .......$44.00
DROP BOX LOCATIONS & PICK UP TIMES
1. Piqua Lumber - 701 E. Ash St., Piqua, OH 45356
2. Marathon Gas Station - 6670 OH-503, Lewisburg, OH 45338
3. Eppco Feed & Supply* - 4667 US-127 S, Greenville, OH 45331
4. Versailles Feed Mill - 242 N West St., Versailles, OH 45380
5. Maria Stein Grain - 8010 OH-119, Maria Stein, OH 45860
6. Big K Mills - 2491 Sharpsburg Rd., Fort Recovery, OH 45846
7. Lehman Feed Mill - 5111 S 000Rd, Berne, IN 46711
8. Marathon Convenience Store - 603 Rockford Rd., Willshire, OH 45898
9. Heartland Coop - 5458 OH-49, Fort Recovery, OH 45846 (St. Anthony location)
10. Decatur Hardware - 1480 Winchester, Rd., Decatur, IN 46733
11. Heritage Farm Equipment - 1234 Main St., Van Wert, OH 45891
12. Nostalgic Holdings - 608 May Rd., Defiance, OH 43512
13. Gerald Grain Center - 3265 Co Rd 24, Archbold, OH 43502
14. Pettisville Grain** - 18251 Co Rd. DE, Pettisville, OH 43553
15. Gerald Grain Center - 300 S. Main St., Glandorf, OH 45848
16. Clark Food Mart - 3550 E. Bluelick Rd., Lima, OH 45801 (Near Beaver Dam)
17. Mayse's Towing - 14617 Kettlersville Rd., Wapakoneta, OH 45895
18. Heartland Coop*** - 281 W. Main St., St. Henry, OH 45883
19. Heartland Coop - 417 W. Market St., Celina, OH 45822
*Eppco Feed & Supply - Look for "Marie Stein Grain" sign along the road. Go to the south side of the building. Enter the "Trans Alliance Driver Entrance" door. The drop box is right inside the door.
**Pettisville Grain - The drop box is located at the back of the office.
*** Heartland Coop, St. Henry - The drop box is located on the east side of the office under the lean to.