BANNOCK COUNTY MARKET

Bannock County, Idaho Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Buy local in Bannock County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Pocatello, Arimo and Lava Hot Springs. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Bannock County by the Numbers

Bannock County has 1,005 farms on 419,823 acres (about 418 acres each). Together they sold $45.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and wheat.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and peaches, and local fields produce green beans, squash, tomatoes and green onions.

74 farms in Bannock County already sell straight to the public, about $643,000 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 Bannock County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 17,136 head of cattle, 3,448 egg-laying hens and 1,756 horses and ponies in Bannock County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 2,038 people run or help run farms in Bannock County, with an average age of 56. 40% of them are women. 208 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Bannock County stands out: it ranks #5 of 44 ID counties for number of farms and #6 of 39 ID counties for egg-laying hens.