McGregor’s Airport site home to BMT
The McGregor Company’s airport site - one of 37 retail locations in the Pacific Northwest - has been serving the Walla Walla area since 1990. The firm’s Blue Mountain Team ( BMT) also works from sites in Waitsburg, Touchet, Pomeroy, Dayton and Adams, OR.
According to Heath Druffel, manager of the BMT and certified crop advisor, its role is to provide seed, crop inputs, equipment,
research and advice necessary to raise healthy, sustainable crops.
Druffel says retail locations like Walla Walla provide crop food (fertilizer) and crop protection (pesticide and herbicide) products for growers, as well as access to equipment to apply these products.
Druffel explains that The McGregor Company’s business is seasonal, like agriculture. Employment in Walla Walla ranges from four to as many as 12 people depending on the time of year. |
Wilbur-Ellis located at Airport since 1979
Founded in 1921, Wilbur-Ellis is an international marketer and
distributor of agricultural products, animal feed and specialty
chemicals and ingredients. Its WW Regional Airport facility began operating in 1979, providing a full line of agricultural chemicals,
fertilizers and related products to wholesale and retail customers in Walla Walla, Columbia and Umatilla (OR) Counties. The firm’s product mix also offers feed supplements for cattle, horses and sheep.
Manager David White says that in addition to the farm market, Wilbur-Ellis’ ProMarket Division reaches out to operators of golf courses, landscape services, and public agencies.
“While our business is a somewhat seasonal,” White says, “our
Walla Walla staff is usually maintained at around 18 employees.” |
