PETROLEUM COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Petroleum County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Winnett and the rest of Petroleum County. Montana favorites like huckleberries and lentils show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Petroleum County by the Numbers

Petroleum County has 101 farms on 664,043 acres (about 6,575 acres each). Together they sold $29.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, wheat and corn.

2 farms in Petroleum County already sell straight to the public. 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 Petroleum County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 32,490 head of cattle, 203 horses and ponies and 26 egg-laying hens in Petroleum County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 198 people run or help run farms in Petroleum County, with an average age of 58. 36% of them are women. 27 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.