AG Specialties is a wholesale trading company, while Willamette AG is a retail farm store, serving growers in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Both companies' main product lines are fertilizer and farm chemicals, so there is a useful synergy between the companies. Willamette AG can blend, bag and store products. AG Specialties can sell in a broader sales territory than Willamette AG covers, while AG Specialties provides good deals on products for Willamette AG, and also financial support.

AG Specialties is a wholesale trading company, founded in June 2000 by John Hadley. Our main product lines are farm chemicals and fertilizers, but we also trade in animal feeds, seeds, plus industrial and mining chemicals. We purchase worldwide and our sales are predominantly in North America. We represent many manufacturers as domiciled distributors, and also shop the national and international markets for the best deals. As wholesale distributors and brokers we buy and sell fertilizer by the truckload, railcar, barge, and shipload. Farm chemicals are generally traded in pallet lots and truckloads, although expensive chemicals are often sold in case lots. We do sell most of the commodity products, but our focus is on specialty and niche products.

Willamette AG was formed April 3rd, 2001. The company has four primary segments: fertilizer blending, farm chemicals, liquid and dry limestone sales and application, and a trucking company (AKA Transport).

Our facilities on Territorial Road in Harrisburg Or, have over 22,000 square feet of storage under roof, on 2 1/2 acres. From this home base we service the needs of farmers in the Willamette Valley of Oregon and southwestern Washington.

A unique product we handle is a liquid calcium carbonate. Our specialized application equipment allows us to spread liquid lime in the most efficient way, directly sprayed into the root zones of crops like berries, Christmas trees, and other permanent row crops. Our liquid lime has extremely fine particle size, so it is more reactive in the soil than dry limestone - no dusty clouds drifting on to your neighbor's property.

Truck and rail delivery Service in the wholesale arena is comprised primarily of timely market information, prompt delivery and follow-up to track shipments. Other companies, notably manufacturers, may know more about the markets for individual products, but there are few companies who have the broad range of knowledge and information, as does AG Specialties. Up to date market info We handle virtually all of the fertilizers and AG Chemicals used in the U.S. Up to the minute market information is our life blood. We have in-house dispatch solely dedicated to shipping and tracking your orders. Our network of manufacturers, associates and trading partners is the inside source of market information.

One strength of Willamette AG is our people in the field

John Hadley, Managing Member/President agspecialties1@yahoo.com John (right) graduated from Oregon State University with a BS in AgEcon and an MBA. John has worked in the Ag industry for almost 30 years, the last 27 as a trader of fertilizer and chemicals. His strong suit is fertilizer products, his specialty is micronutrients.
Art Grobe artg01@yahoo.com Art has 25 years experience in agriculture and sales. He spent 15 years in the fertilizer and chemical business as manager and crop consultant working with the variety of crops produced in the Willamette Valley. Art spent five years in the food processing business as a field manager and in sales. He has a BS degree from Purdue University and has been with AG Specialties almost from it's inception.
Andy Hailue agspecialties2@yahoo.com Andy has a Business Associate Degree from the Universal College of Nairobi and is studying Business Accounting here in Oregon. He has over 20 years of experience in the turf and landscape field with TruGreen and Prograss. Andy's experience in sales management, and his work in relief management through C.A.R.E Africa, is shown in his great pride in the quality of professional services he provides.
Mike Hernandez wdalaskan@yahoo.com Mike joined the AG Specialties team in 2001 as our transportation and logistics coordinator. He has over 12 years of experience in the transportation industry covering air, land and sea shipping. His knowledge and experience with import customs serves AG Specialties well as our in-house dispatcher.
Brett D. Matthews bdeanmatthews@yahoo.com Brett, a US Army veteran, came to work for AG Specialties in 2000 (after John made him an offer he couldn't refuse) while studying psychology at Pacific University. He has over 15 years experience in logistics and as such serves as our compliance liaison here at AG Specialties. He is also a part-time trader who enjoys his role as a "tweener".
Lori Whitright agspecialties@yahoo.com Lori brought 25 years of office accounting experience with her when she became our controller here at AG Specialties in Feb of 2003. Her education was with Western Business College and the Elliot Bookkeeping School. She is happily married and grandmother to one (so far) beautiful granddaughter.