Nevada Certified Weed Free Forage Producers List

The following is a list of the certified weed-seed-free producers. Certification gradings are included which give a brief summary of inspection results. An A certification grading indicates no noxious or other weeds of concern were found. A B certification grading indicates noxious weeds were found, but were immature, treated and/or removed to prevent viable seed or plant parts from being in the finished product.

Nevada Certified Weed Free Forage Producers

Flying Eagle Ranch

Certified Product: Grass Hay

Contact: Nate Leising

Phone: 775-720-2749

Location: Gardnerville, NV

Certification Grading: B - Canada thistle rosettes present along borders; otherwise, clean field. (2017)

John Ritter Farms

Certified Product: Alfalfa, straw

Contact: John Ritter

Phone: 775-771-8258

Location: Yerington, NV

Certification Grading: B - small number of salt cedar along irrigation ditch; Canada thistle rosette found on field edge; dodder, bull thistle, and field bindweed noted along field edge. (2017)

Rod Goodwin

Certified Product: Alfalfa and mixed hay

Contact: Rod Goodwin

Phone: 775-781-0893

Location: Gardnerville, NV

Certification Grading: B - some Canada thistle along edges of adjacent fields. (2017)

Red Barn Ranch

Certified Product: Meadow grass and clover mix.

Contact: Sara Groenendyke

Phone: 775-265-5557

Location: Gardnerville, NV

Certification Grading: A - no noxious weeds found in fields. (2017)

Ross Ranch

Certified Product: Grass Mix

Contact: Jill Ross

Phone: 775-423-7370

Location: Fallon, NV

Certification Grading: A - no noxious weeds in fields. (2017)

5S Ranch

Certified Product: Alfalfa

Contact: Robert or Debbie Smith

Phone: 775-423-6408

Location: Fallon, NV

Certification Grading: B -hoary cress present on field edges. (2017)

Stodieck Farms

Certified Product: Alfalfa

Contact: Fred Stodieck

Phone: 775-781-1863

Location: Gardnerville, NV

Certification Grading: B - Canada thistle and Mayweed Chamomile present around field edges and ditches; buffers put in place as needed. (2017)

Tom Lund

Certfied Product: Timothy Grass Hay

Contact: Tom Lund

Phone: 775-450-3818

Location: Gardnerville, NV

Certification Grading: A - no noxious; extremely clean fields (2017)

Kevin Cann

Certified Product: alfalfa hay

Contact: Kevin Cann

Phone: 775-423-1836

Location: Fallon, NV

Certification Grading: A- no noxious or other species of concern found; very clean

Bob and Anita Anderson

Certified Product: Grass Hay

Contact: Bob Anderson

Phone: 775-392-4074

Location: Gardnerville, NV

Certification Grading: A - Canada thistle rosettes present on neighboring property, Puncturevine located in yard adjacent to fields. (2017)

Gary McLelland

Certified Product: Grass/Alfalfa Mix Hay

Contact: Gary McLelland

Phone: 775-783-0490

Location: Gardnerville, NV

Certification Grading: B - Few plants of Canada thistle and hoary cress found on edge of field. All treated prior to harvest.

Ersula and Wolfgang Eisenhut

Certified Product: Grass Hay

Contact: Ersula Eisenhut

Phone: 775-265-9089

Location: Gardnerville, NV

Certification Grading: A - No noxious weeds present on site. (2017)

Gibson Farms

Certified Product: Allfalfa and Triticale Grass

Contact: Dave Gibson

Phone: 775-238-5359

Location: Lund, NV

Certification Grading: A - No noxious weeds or weeds of concern found. (2017)

Settelmeyer Ranches

Certified Product: Alfalfa

Contact: James Settelmeyer

Phone: 775-450-6114

Location: Minden, NV

Certification Grading: B- Canada thistle present along field edges and irrigation ditches, small number of bull thistle, perennial pepperweed, hoary cress, and dodder present in small patches. Puncturevine present in several road ways and along several right of ways. Buffers and treatments were put in place prior to harvest. (2017)

Jimmie Lee

Certified Product: Alfalfa grass mix

Contact: Jimmie Lee

Phone: 775-591-0400

Location: Ely, NV

Certification Grading: B - Bull Thistle and Bindweed present on site. (2017)

Jim Whited

Certified Product: Alfalfa/Grass mix hay

Contact: Jim Whited

Phone: 775-752-3949

Location: Wells, NV

Certification Grading: A - No noxious weeds or weeds of concern found.

Ted Renfroe

Certified Product: Grass/Alfalfa mix hay

Contact: Ted Renfroe

Phone: 775-426-9351

Location: Fallon, NV

Certification Grading: A - No noxious weeds or weeds of concern found.

High Mountain Ranch LLC

Certified Product: Grass

Contact: Kurt Dreyer
Phone: 775-265-6019
Location: Gardnerville, NV
Certification Grading: A - No noxious weeds present. (2017)

William Farms

Certified Product: Grass hay

Contact: John Williams
Phone: 775-309-3163
Location: Yerington, NV
Certification Grading: B - Clean fields with no noxious weeds present. Significant amount of Field Bindweed. Buffers and treatments put in place prior to harvest. (2017)

Scilacci Farms LLC

Certified Product: Grass Hay

Contact: Randy and Christie Scilacci
Phone: 775-442-0582
Location: Lovelock, NV
Certification Grading: A - Very clean fields; neighboring properties in the area have problems with Russian Knapweed, but the certified property maintains a sufficient buffer zone and treats (2017)

Hans Vander Hoek

Certified Product: Spring Wheat

Contact: Hans Vander Hoek

Phone: (208) 880-7761

Location: Orovada, NV

Certification Grading: B – Russian Knapweed, Scotch thistle, and puncture vine present along field perimeter. Clean fields with natural buffer in place. (2017)

Stan Hardy

Certified Product: Alfalfa

Contact: Stan Hardy

Phone: (702) 373-2011

Location: Logandale, NV

Certification Grading: B – Immature Johnson grass found; buffers put in place as needed. (2017)

Great Basin Ranch

Certified Product: Alfalfa Grass Mix

Contact: Nikki Barainca

Phone: (775) 591 – 0316

Location: Ely, NV

Certification Grading: A – clean fields; small number of bull thistle treated on site