BENTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Cannon to and Michigan City, Benton County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. 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 Benton County by the Numbers

Benton County has 261 farms on 93,844 acres (about 360 acres each). Together they sold $17.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, cattle and corn.

Beekeepers tend about 169 honey bee colonies.

4 farms in Benton County already sell straight to the public, about $56,000 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

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Benton County counts 5,531 head of cattle, 800 goats and 273 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 422 people run or help run farms in Benton County, with an average age of 60. 29% of them are women. 36 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Benton County stands out: it ranks #7 of 73 MS counties for goats.