IDAHO FALLS — Two farm and ranch retail supply powerhouses in the western U.S. have agreed to merge.

Coastal Farm and Home and C-A-L Ranch Stores on Wednesday announced they are combining forces and merging the two companies.

“We feel this new company has tremendous opportunities in the future,” C-A-L Ranch Vice President of Marketing Jason Miller said in a Wednesday news release. “Collectively, we have hundreds of years of successful farm and ranch retail experience and look forward to serving our local communities with our combined expertise.”

Coastal, based in Oregon, and C-A-L Ranch, founded in East Idaho, have joined together to create a new combined entity that stretches from the Canadian border to the Mexican border. They will have a total of 54 stores throughout Washington state, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada and Arizona.

“Looking at the history of these two great companies both have a lot of local brand equity,” said Jerry Ward, the owner of C-A-L Ranch. “We are going to continue to use C-A-L Ranch and Coastal as storefront names.”

The new company will be headquartered in Idaho Falls, where C-A-L Ranch is currently based, and Tom Yearsley will serve as the chief executive officer.

“This is an exciting time for both Coastal and C-A-L Ranch,” said Lori McKinnon, president and CEO of Coastal. “Together we can leverage our knowledge and expertise and continue our growth as one of the leading farm and ranch retailers in the West.”