MCCONE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 McCone County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Brockway, Circle and and Vida. Montana favorites like honey and cherries show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in McCone County by the Numbers

McCone County has 362 farms on 1,127,416 acres (about 3,114 acres each). Together they sold $109 million of farm products in 2022, led by wheat, cattle and barley.

4 farms in McCone County already sell straight to the public, about $8,000 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 McCone County

McCone County farms and homesteads keep 24,657 head of cattle, 3,576 sheep and 972 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 626 people run or help run farms in McCone County, with an average age of 59. 36% of them are women. 53 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.