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Skagit Farmers Supply is a locally owned and controlled cooperative with a board of directors comprised of five area farmers. The company serves farmers, homeowners, businesses, families and the communities in Skagit, Island, San Juan and Snohomish Counties in northwest Washington state.

Posted September 17th, 2021

2021 has been a very interesting year for growing crops in the Pacific Northwest.  With record breaking high temperatures and months without any measurable rainfall in many areas. The adverse weather coupled with elevated fertilizer prices and difficulty in sourcing popular chemicals made 2021 a very challenging year to raise crops. Despite all of the… Read More »

Posted September 15th, 2021

Skagit Farmers Supply hosted our 2021 Corn Plot Field Day on September 8th and were pleased to have great weather and good grower turnout. We had over 40 people in attendance at our Corn Field Day including growers, product vendors and Skagit Farmers staff. We had 16 corn hybrids planted in our plot this year… Read More »

Posted September 2nd, 2021

2021 Potato Harvest   Skagit Farmers Supply helps to support thousands of acres of potato production in Western Washington!   Whatcom County, a designated seed growing region, grows 3000 acres of seed potatoes annually. With hundreds of varieties across multiple generations seed potato production in a very intensive practice. All these seed potato lots are… Read More »

Posted June 28th, 2021

Skagit Farmers Supply is excited to welcome four members to its agronomy internship program this spring. Mason Rutgers, Jessica Funderburke and Marina de la Cruz are all first time interns; Khalil Al-Wazan is returning for his second summer with the program. All four started during the month of May, and will stay with the co-op… Read More »

Posted February 24th, 2021

Introducing our newest organic fertilizer, PenGuan! Our newest organic fertilizer has made a long journey to our organic blending plant in Conway, Washington. An environmentally friendly sourced fertilizer that started its journey in the Atacama Desert on the Chilean North Coast. When the penguins migrate to new nesting grounds they leave behind some, er, “messes”…. Read More »

Posted December 16th, 2020

Skagit Farmers Supply is excited to introduce two new members of our agronomy team – John Vander Veen and Torey Wilson. Both are agronomists from the Lynden area who will be working across Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom counties. Please help us welcome the two newest members of our team! John Vander Veen was born and… Read More »

Posted July 24th, 2020

Most years, the summer months are a blur of 15 or 16 fairs, hundreds of kids, parents and market animals.  While that might seem a little daunting, it is what we look forward to all year long!  Seeing our Youth Rewards Members reap the benefits of the many months of preparation, training and love that… Read More »

Posted June 3rd, 2020

In April, our Country Stores wanted to show support after so many were hurt following the lockdown put in place to slow the coronavirus from spreading. Each store partnered with a food bank in their area, which helped to ensure that the money raised in each store would directly impact a local service. We reached out… Read More »

Posted May 29th, 2020

Skagit Farmers Supply is excited to introduce two interns who will join the agronomy department this summer. Melchor Aburto Estrada and Khalil Al-Wazan joined the agronomy team through the company’s summer internship program in mid-May, and will be with the department through August, helping our producers throughout the growing season. Melchor Aburto Estrada Melchor grew… Read More »

Posted March 31st, 2020

The tulips are coming up and the berries have budded. We have conventional and organic fertilizer heading onto the damp fields here in Northwest Washington. Spring isn’t waiting for the end of the “Stay, Healthy Stay Home” order, so we can’t either. The team at Skagit Farmers Supply is doing business, although it won’t be… Read More »