BENTON COUNTY MARKET

Benton County, Missouri Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Benton County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Cole Camp, Edwards and and Warsaw. Missouri favorites like apples and sweet corn show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Benton County by the Numbers

Benton County has 720 farms on 198,779 acres (about 276 acres each). Together they sold $151.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and corn.

Local fields produce tomatoes, onions, cucumbers and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 56 honey bee colonies.

23 farms in Benton County already sell straight to the public, about $285,000 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 Benton County

Benton County farms and homesteads keep 265,619 egg-laying hens, 59,522 turkeys and 42,334 head of cattle. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,256 people run or help run farms in Benton County, with an average age of 57. 38% of them are women. 116 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 6 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Benton County stands out: it ranks #8 of 103 MO counties for egg-laying hens.