IFA Country Store
Farm, ranch and home-improvement store on Industrial Road in St. George carrying hardware, tools and agricultural supplies.
IFA Country Store on Industrial Road carries hardware, tools and farm and ranch supplies in St. George. The agricultural side of the inventory is not a legacy department - Washington County still farms, and a country store stocks for that customer alongside the suburban one.
Worth knowing
Utah's agricultural cooperative movement dates to the settlement period, when pooled purchasing was how isolated communities obtained seed, feed and equipment at all, and the country store format descends directly from it. What that means on the floor today is a stock list a general hardware store does not carry: bagged livestock feed by species and life stage, mineral blocks, poultry supplies from chick starter to fencing, animal health products, hay and pasture seed, stock tanks, T-posts and the tools for driving them, and irrigation hardware sized for acreage rather than for a yard.
The seasonal rhythm is agricultural too. Chick season in late winter and early spring is a fixture, as is the run on fencing and irrigation supplies before the growing season. For a county where residential lots on the rural edges are often large enough to keep animals, and where horse property is a recognized category of real estate, that inventory serves a broader customer base than the word farm suggests. It also tends to include the practical hardware that the acreage customer needs and the suburban customer occasionally discovers is exactly right - heavier gate hardware, larger fasteners in bulk, and tools built for outdoor work rather than for a garage.
See also farm and ranch supply stores and pet and animal businesses. See every listing under Hardware Stores.
Nearby: Switchpoint Coffee, Mattress By Appointment, A New-View Auto Glass.
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Address
310 Industrial RdSt. George, UT 84770
Contact
- Work Phone: 435-673-3631
- Website: https://www.ifa.coop/st-george
Frequently asked questions
What does a farm and ranch store carry that a hardware store does not?
Livestock feed by species and life stage, mineral supplements, poultry supplies, animal health products, hay and pasture seed, stock tanks, fencing materials including T-posts and drivers, and irrigation hardware sized for acreage rather than a residential yard. The general hardware and tool inventory sits alongside it.
Is there still farming in Washington County?
Yes. Agriculture has been part of the county since the settlement period and continues today, and rural lots on the edges of the valley are frequently large enough to keep animals. Horse property is a recognized category in the local real estate market, which is part of why farm supply retail remains a going concern here.
Why are these called country stores?
The format descends from Utah's agricultural cooperative tradition, which began when isolated settlements pooled their purchasing to obtain seed, feed and equipment. The modern stores kept the mixed inventory - farm supply, hardware and household goods under one roof - that the cooperative model established.
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