LINCOLN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Lincoln County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Eureka, Fortine and Trego. Montana favorites like huckleberries and lentils show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Lincoln County by the Numbers

Lincoln County has 251 farms on 50,005 acres (about 199 acres each). Together they sold $5.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce lettuce, fresh herbs, bell peppers and beets. Beekeepers tend about 35 honey bee colonies.

26 farms in Lincoln County already sell straight to the public, about $396,000 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 Lincoln County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 3,490 head of cattle, 1,475 egg-laying hens and 368 horses and ponies in Lincoln County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 424 people run or help run farms in Lincoln County, with an average age of 64. 41% of them are women. 9 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.