MERCER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Beulah to and Zap, Mercer County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local squash when it comes into season in North Dakota. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Mercer County by the Numbers

Mercer County has 296 farms on 451,663 acres (about 1,526 acres each). Together they sold $73.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, wheat and corn.

2 farms in Mercer 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 Mercer County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 36,751 head of cattle, 1,783 sheep and 689 horses and ponies in Mercer County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 519 people run or help run farms in Mercer County, with an average age of 56. 34% of them are women. 60 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.