RED RIVER COUNTY MARKET

Red River County, Louisiana Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Red River County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Hall Summit, and Hanna. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Red River County by the Numbers

Red River County has 206 farms on 115,713 acres (about 562 acres each). Together they sold $25.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and cotton.

Local fields produce green beans, tomatoes, bell peppers and cucumbers. Beekeepers tend about 62 honey bee colonies.

6 farms in Red River County already sell straight to the public, about $128,000 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 Red River County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 22,920 head of cattle, 592 egg-laying hens and 488 horses and ponies in Red River County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 370 people run or help run farms in Red River County, with an average age of 61. 36% of them are women. 28 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.