HETTINGER COUNTY MARKET

Hettinger County, North Dakota Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Burt to and Regent, Hettinger County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Hettinger County by the Numbers

Hettinger County has 437 farms on 651,019 acres (about 1,490 acres each). Together they sold $197.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by wheat, corn and cattle.

7 farms in Hettinger County already sell straight to the public, about $67,000 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 Hettinger County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 13,346 head of cattle, 224 egg-laying hens and 117 horses and ponies in Hettinger County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 786 people run or help run farms in Hettinger County, with an average age of 57. 30% of them are women. 92 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 11 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.