JOHN DEERE LANDSCAPES EXPANDS IN SO CAL WITH NEW BRANCH IN CORONA
August 2004

John Deere Landscapes has named Lloyd Hygelund the new accounts manager for agricultural irrigation products in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. He will be based at the company’s Portland branch, telephone: 503-669-0906.

Hygelund will work directly with nursery, greenhouse, and other agricultural growers, assisting them in updating their irrigation systems. His areas of expertise include irrigation system design, filtration, pumping systems, overhead irrigation, low volume and drip irrigation.

He will also assist grower operators by providing on-site system analysis, material take-offs, and technical expertise during irrigation system fabrication and installation.

Hygelund has more than 18 years experience working in agricultural irrigation in Oregon. He previously managed a Portland-area irrigation supply company. He is a graduate of Portland State University.

John Deere Landscapes is the nation’s leading wholesale distributor of irrigation equipment for landscape and agricultural applications. There are more than 250 John Deere Landscapes branches across the U.S. with agricultural irrigation materials and supplies from the industry’s leading manufacturers, including: Rain Bird, Netafim, Roberts Irrigation, Berkeley, Nelson, and many others.

John Deere Landscapes is a division of Deere & Company, based in Moline, Illinois. For more information on John Deere Landscapes, call 800-347-4272 or visit the Web site at www.JohnDeereLandscapes.com.