VALLEY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Fort Peck to Nashua, Valley County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local honey when it comes into season in Montana. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Valley County by the Numbers

Valley County has 508 farms on 1,696,229 acres (about 3,339 acres each). Together they sold $155.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by wheat, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow sweet cherries. Beekeepers tend about 8 honey bee colonies.

2 farms in Valley 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 Valley County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 56,272 head of cattle, 1,186 egg-laying hens and 538 sheep in Valley County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 826 people run or help run farms in Valley County, with an average age of 59. 39% of them are women. 62 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.

Where Valley County stands out: it ranks #6 of 56 MT counties for total farm sales.