RICHLAND COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Richland County? Backyard growers and small farms around Abercrombie, Barney and Fairmount list it here. Watch for local honey 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 Richland County by the Numbers

Richland County has 894 farms on 795,490 acres (about 890 acres each). Together they sold $472.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and hay & other field crops.

Local fields produce tomatoes, pumpkins, radishes and squash. Beekeepers tend about 777 honey bee colonies.

7 farms in Richland County already sell straight to the public, about $218,000 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 Richland County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Richland County counts 21,927 head of cattle, 840 goats and 432 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,660 people run or help run farms in Richland County, with an average age of 56. 28% of them are women. 228 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Richland County stands out: it ranks #2 of 53 ND counties for number of farms and #2 of 53 ND counties for total farm sales.