BEAVERHEAD COUNTY MARKET

Beaverhead County, Montana Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Beaverhead County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Dillon, Jackson and and Wise River. Watch for local honey when it comes into season in Montana. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Beaverhead County by the Numbers

Beaverhead County has 386 farms on 1,012,816 acres (about 2,624 acres each). Together they sold $135.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and wheat.

11 farms in Beaverhead County already sell straight to the public, about $91,000 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 Beaverhead County

Beaverhead County farms and homesteads keep 114,774 head of cattle, 1,628 horses and ponies and 218 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 726 people run or help run farms in Beaverhead County, with an average age of 61. 42% of them are women. 35 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 12 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Beaverhead County stands out: it ranks #11 of 56 MT counties for total farm sales.