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Friday, December 31, 2021
Coastal Farm & Ranch continues
to expand its services, products
By BRENNA WIEGAND
For the Capital Press
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Coastal Farm & Ranch
added its 20th location this
year in Corvallis, Ore., on
the heels of a two-store
expansion the year before.
“We’re just not slowing
down,” Brand and Culture
Coordinator Meg Walker
said. “It was exciting to
open stores in Monroe,
Wash., and Salem, Ore., the
year before.
“We have always wanted
to be part of the Corval-
lis community and it’s just
down the road from our
headquarters in Albany,”
Walker said. “Wherever we
go, we’re always looking
for ways to be involved in
the community, including
4-H, FFA and local humane
societies.”
The Corvallis branch
off ers the same amenities
found at the company’s fl ag-
ship Salem store.
“It’s an experience on a
whole new level,” Walker
said. “Even though we’ve
stretched out and expanded
quite a bit in the last couple
years, we always manage to
keep that small-town feeling
in our stores.”
As the owner of a large
dog, Walker is enthusiastic
about the pet services these
stores feature.
“For the fi rst time we have
an entire setup where people
can bathe their dogs,” she
said. “We have tubs, sham-
poo, grooming tables, blow-
ers, a pet vacuum — every-
thing you need with no time
limit for only $10.”
While Coastal Farm &
Ranch has long partnered
with Good Neighbor Vet
to provide its mobile vet
care at several store loca-
tions, Good Neighbor Plus
has installed in-store offi ces
at the Salem and Corvallis
stores, where their services
expand to include diagnos-
tic testing and more in-depth
Coastal Farm & Ranch recently opened its 20th store in
Corvallis, Ore. Wherever they go, Coastal looks for ways
to plug into and help the community.
SEE YOU
AT THE SHOW
Coastal Farm & Ranch
is the Major Sponsor
of the 2022 Northwest
Ag Show. Find them at
Booth 416.
Thomas Boyd
Robert Clausen and his
dog Coda take advantage
of Coastal Farm’s new dog
bathing station at the Cor-
vallis , Ore., store. In addi-
tion to the self-service dog
wash, both the Salem and
Corvallis locations feature
in-store vet offi ces.
procedures and exams than
possible in a mobile unit.
The atmosphere at a
Coastal store changes with
the seasons, moving from
lawn, garden and grills into
winter fl annels, cozy socks,
slippers and even stoves.
“People are surprised
that we have such a fantastic
stove department,” Walker
said. “We’ve got more than
20 working stoves — wood,
gas, pellet, electricity.
“A lot of people think
‘farm and ranch’ and assume
we just sell cattle feed, pan-
els and livestock managing
equipment,” Walker said.
“We’ve got everything from
work clothes to Western
fashion all the way to hunt-
ing and fi shing supplies.”
An extensive sporting
goods section is part of the
store’s mission to “have
something for everyone,”
especially when it comes to
their customer base.
“We have realized that
many people who live the
lifestyle we serve like to
relax that way; hunting,
fi shing, or camping is often
what they do to unplug and
recharge from their long
days of work.”
Last year’s virtual North-
west Ag Show enabled
the company to highlight
a larger sampling of their
products outside the con-
fi nes of a physical booth.
“It was exciting,” Walker
said. “We were able to bring
some brand and product
awareness to our customers.
“We’re just really excited
to be a part of the Ag Show
in general,” she said. “We
are changing up a few things
with our booth this year,
which is exciting. We are
looking forward to showing
all the attendees the wide
variety Coastal has to off er.”