OLIVER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Oliver County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Fort Clark and the rest of Oliver County. Watch for local honey when it comes into season in North Dakota. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Oliver County by the Numbers

Oliver County has 215 farms on 419,606 acres (about 1,952 acres each). Together they sold $97 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, wheat and corn.

Local fields produce sweet corn and squash.

18 farms in Oliver County already sell straight to the public, about $461,000 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 Oliver County

Oliver County farms and homesteads keep 41,963 head of cattle, 528 sheep and 475 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 380 people run or help run farms in Oliver County, with an average age of 56. 34% of them are women. 62 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Oliver County stands out: it ranks #1 of 36 ND counties for selling food straight to the public.