Wilco is a farm supply cooperative based in the Willamette Valley

Willamette Valley

The Willamette Valley is the most populated region in the state of Oregon of the United States. Located in the state's northwest, the region is surrounded by tall mountain ranges to the east, west and south and the valley's floor is broad, flat and fertile because of Ice Age conditions...

 of the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Oregon

Oregon

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. It was started in 1967 with a merger of the Mt. Angel Farmers Union Warehouse, the Santiam Farmers Cooperative, the Donald

Donald, Oregon

Donald is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 608 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

 Farmers Co-op, the Valley Farmers co-op in Silverton

Silverton, Oregon

Silverton is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States, along the 45th parallel. The population was 7,414 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

, and the Canby

Canby, Oregon

Canby is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 15,829 at the 2010 census. It is located on Oregon Route 99E, two miles northeast of Barlow.-History:...

Cooperative. The name "Wilco" comes from a shortening of "Willamette Consolidated". The cooperative's headquarters are in Mt. Angel.