IZARD COUNTY MARKET

Izard County, Arkansas Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Buy local in Izard County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Brockwell, Dolph and Jordan. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Izard County by the Numbers

Izard County has 574 farms on 183,625 acres (about 320 acres each). Together they sold $81.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce pumpkins. Beekeepers tend about 269 honey bee colonies.

12 farms in Izard County already sell straight to the public, about $48,000 a year in direct sales. Crop Market gives them, and every backyard grower, a free way to reach more neighbors.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Izard County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Izard County counts 86,714 egg-laying hens, 33,361 head of cattle and 946 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,009 people run or help run farms in Izard County, with an average age of 58. 39% of them are women. 84 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.