FERGUS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Fergus County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Coffee Creek, Denton and Lewistown. Watch for local cherries when it comes into season in Montana. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Fergus County by the Numbers

Fergus County has 779 farms on 2,315,398 acres (about 2,972 acres each). Together they sold $160.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, wheat and hay & other field crops.

16 farms in Fergus County already sell straight to the public, about $83,000 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 Fergus County

Fergus County farms and homesteads keep 103,253 head of cattle, 1,925 sheep and 1,597 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,486 people run or help run farms in Fergus County, with an average age of 59. 41% of them are women. 161 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 25 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Fergus County stands out: it ranks #5 of 56 MT counties for total farm sales and #7 of 56 MT counties for number of farms.