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Wilco Opens 3rd Store in Central Oregon
Redmond is now the home to Wilco’s third store in Central Oregon, the 20th overall store for the Oregon-based cooperative. Wilco, one of the largest farmer and rancher-owned cooperatives in the Northwest, began their expansion into Central Oregon years ago with the purchase of Round Butte Seed’s retail business in Bend and Prineville. Soon after […]
Hazelnut facility ready for upcoming harvest
Hazelnuts will be processed for the first time this year at the new facility built by Wilco-Hazelnut Growers of Oregon. Mateusz Perkowski Capital Press Published on August 15, 2018 9:12 AM A new processing facility built by the Hazelnut Growers of Oregon cooperative is ready for the next crop of hazelnuts when harvest begins next […]
Wilco Bremerton Retail Store to Open in June
Wilco Cooperative today announced the June 6, 8:00 a.m. opening of a 37,000 square foot retail operation in Bremerton, Washington, that will provide area residents access to a wide variety of supplies and services to support pets, gardeners, homeowners, and the rural lifestyle. Wilco Farm Store in Bremerton. (Photo: Wilco) EAST BREMERTON – Wilco Cooperative […]
Hazelnuts offer farmers diversification
Butler Farms adds tree nuts to their line-up of crops. By Brenna Wiegand For the Capital Press Published on April 12, 2018 9:59AM Five years ago, Butler Farms started making room for hazelnuts among the grass seed, peppermint, corn and bean fields. Brothers Gary, Tim and David Butler began replacing a little of each crop […]
Wilco Celebrates Retirement of Longtime CEO
Members and employees of Wilco celebrated the retirement of CEO, Doug Hoffman on Thursday at the Salem Convention Center. SALEM — Members and employees of Wilco gathered Thursday evening to celebrate the retirement of longtime president and CEO Doug Hoffman, who led the farmers’ cooperative based in Mt. Angel, Oregon for 23 years. Hoffman, 65, […]
Wilco to Add New Store in Redmond, Oregon
After a recent announcement of a new Bremerton, Washington store, Wilco has announced plans to also add a new store in Redmond, Oregon by mid-year of 2018. Redmond will be the 20th Wilco store and 3rd location in Central Oregon; joining Bend and Prineville who originated from Wilco’s purchase of Round Butte Seed’s farm store business in 2013. […]
Tim Ramsey, Wilco’s Next CEO
Wilco announces Tim Ramsey as the new CEO and President to lead the agricultural cooperative towards continued success. The transition takes place after Doug Hoffman retires from 23 years with the coop. Ramsey joins Wilco later this year with a transition period in December to fully manage the company by January 1st. As a farmer […]
First REAL Oregon class selected for leadership training
The program is intended to develop leaders who will speak for agriculture and natural resource industries during policy or legislation discussions. Thirty agriculture and natural resource professionals have been selected to take part in the first Resource Education and Agricultural Leadership (REAL) Oregon Program. REAL Oregon is a collaboration of ag, forestry and fishing commodity […]
Wilco & Purina Invite Pig Owners to Free Educational Events
Learn from a swine nutritionist and a sow breeder. Shoreview, Minn. – October 04, 2017 Wilco Farm Store and Purina Animal Nutrition invite pig owners or those considering owning pigs to two free educational events. The events will focus on the following topics: Getting started raising pigs Pig selection: What to think about. Keeping pig […]
Wilco to Open Farm Store in East Bremerton
EAST BREMERTON, WA — Wilco, an Oregon-based retailer of farming and pet supplies, plans to open a store within a struggling East Bremerton strip mall on Wheaton Way in early 2018, the company confirmed Tuesday. The company, which proclaims itself to be “the largest farmer and rancher owned agricultural supply cooperative in the Pacific Northwest,” […]
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