Tractor Supply Company opens in Monroe

By Carrie Gauthier

Del's Feed and Farm has reopened as the Tractor Supply Company at 13650 Roosevelt Road S.E., and new customers will have four chances to celebrate this addition to the community. Events will be ongoing from Thursday, Jan. 21, through Sunday, Jan. 24, with the official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Jan. 23.

Enjoy presentations and demonstrations, free handouts and Q&A sessions with representatives from the Snohomish K-9 Crimewatch Unit, the Professional Equine Dairy Ambassadors, Washington State Animal Response Team (WASART) and Waigs K-9 Massage.

The Tractor Supply Company has retained the original team from Del's Feed and Farm and rounded up to about 15 team members at the new Monroe location, now the sixth Tractor Supply Company store in Washington. The 22,000-square-foot store's shelves are brimming to the ceiling with a spectrum of national and Tractor Supply brand merchandise for horses, livestock and pets, as well as a wide selection of tools, hardware, light truck equipment, work clothing and a lengthy line of seasonal products like insulated outerwear, air conditioners and heating products.

What it means for Monroe

Store manager Charlie Robinson talked about the things that make TSC unique.

"Tractor Supply Company creates a very unique one-stop destination,GÇ¥ he said, adding he enjoys working with a tight-knit and knowledgeable staff that enjoys sharing insights with inquisitive customers. Robinson emphasizes it goes "beyond the training program.GÇ¥

Robinson likes that today's sophisticated yet busy consumer can shop TSC livestock animal feed in two ways.

"They can walk in and browse all offerings, handle and read the product packaging for things like ingredients themselves,GÇ¥ he said. "Or, they can put their order in at the front and pull around back to have it loaded in their cars.GÇ¥

Assistant store manager Tauna Tyler of Kirkland recently relocated from Genesee, Idaho, to work here. "I like the family feel here,GÇ¥ she said. "We're a corporation, but yet we still have the mom-and-pop vibe. Just the fact that we can create that feel. We live by those values. Our mission is to work hard, yet have fun.GÇ¥

The Tractor Supply Company is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays.

" Additional vendors include: USDA Animal and Planet Health Inspection Service; Professional Equine Dairy Ambassadors (Tail Lights, Porta-Grazer and Lameness Locator): "Becca Bartelheimer, Kaitlyn Meissner, Allyson Carothers; Washington State Animal Response Team (WASART); Snohomish K-9 Crimewatch Unit; Monroe Traffic Police and K-9 Unit; Waigs K-9 Massage; Healing Touch K-9; Broken Bits 4-H Club; Backcounty Horsemen of Washington Trailduster Chapter; Community Cat Coalition; Chihuahua Rescue Referral; and more being added daily.