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Tag: Country Store

Tips to Keep Pets Safe This Fall

It may seem like we’re in the height of summer, but cool fall weather is just around the corner. Crisper mornings and changing foliage get everyone excited for the changing seasons, including your pet! While fall may be a fun time to be outside – not too hot, not too cold! – it can also… Read More »

7 Essential Minerals for Goat Health

It’s no secret that goats have a reputation for nibbling on anything in reach, from a hat to some garbage! However, they can be quite picky about what they actually consume, and for good reason. Goats get the minerals they need from forage, feed and sometimes even the water supply. However, mineral deficiencies in goats… Read More »

Tips for Pet Hydration

As the days get warmer, follow these tips to keep your pets cool & hydrated: *Shade – Allow your plenty of time in the shade *Protect their Paws – Before a walk, check the pavement with your hand; if you can’t leave your hand for longer than 3 seconds, it is too hot for your… Read More »

6 Benefits of Raised Garden Beds

If you have been yearning for a garden in your yard, but just don’t have the space or soil, a raised bed may be the perfect solution. Raised garden beds are gardens that are built up, instead of down. You can create raised beds by enclosing soil in a box or other large container to… Read More »

SFS Annual Holiday Party Returns

With rockin’ music, good food, fun prizes and lots of laughter, Skagit Farmers Supply employees gathered to celebrate the holidays and another successful year earlier this month. For the first time since January 2020, Skagit Farmers Supply hosted two in-person holiday parties – one in Everett, WA, for its employees on the west side of… Read More »

Youth Day helps kids learn importance of agriculture

This past weekend, Skagit Farmers Supply and Country Store hosted its second Youth Day. The company invited local youth groups, such as 4H and FFA clubs, to join us at our Burlington Agronomy Center to learn about agriculture in the Skagit Valley. Kids had a great time climbing on our TerraGator, touring the agronomy facility,… Read More »

Celebrate National Co-op Month this October

Each October, cooperatives across the country participate in National Co-op Month, an annual time to remember the important role cooperatives play in our lives every day. Co-ops are a more sustainable business model, using innovation to create and share prosperity for their members, employees and communities. With more than 40,000 co-ops across the country creating… Read More »

The Country Store team buys animals at livestock shows

As part of our Youth Rewards Program, representatives from the Country Store team attend fairs and livestock shows across the Pacific Northwest each summer. As part of the program’s support of youth in agriculture, we provide add-ons, which is additional monetary support, and purchase market animals from qualifying program participants at livestock shows. We had… Read More »

Country Store team has fun at Berry Dairy Days!

Every year, the Country Store is honored and excited to a part of Berry Dairy Days, one of the oldest festivals in Skagit County. Every year, in early summer, the festival celebrates Burlington’s history of agricultural and farming communities. The Country Store loves to be a main sponsor of this event, because it represents all of… Read More »

How to take a soil test

Soil tests should be a regular part of maintenance for everyone growing crops and grass in the Pacific Northwest. From farmers to hobby gardeners, to those who just want a nice lawn, a soil test will help ensure you get the most out of your land. Soil tests, which are sold at most of our… Read More »