SHERIDAN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Sheridan County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Antelope, Dagmar and Redstone. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Sheridan County by the Numbers

Sheridan County has 448 farms on 991,016 acres (about 2,212 acres each). Together they sold $194 million of farm products in 2022, led by wheat, cattle and barley.

1 farms in Sheridan 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 Sheridan County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 15,631 head of cattle, 386 sheep and 211 horses and ponies in Sheridan County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 718 people run or help run farms in Sheridan County, with an average age of 58. 34% of them are women. 71 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.

Where Sheridan County stands out: it ranks #2 of 56 MT counties for total farm sales.