BENNETT COUNTY MARKET

Bennett County, South Dakota Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Bennett County? Backyard growers and small farms around Allen, Tuthill and and Vetal list it here. Watch for local pumpkins when it comes into season in South Dakota. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Bennett County by the Numbers

Bennett County has 214 farms on 648,492 acres (about 3,030 acres each). Together they sold $62.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and wheat.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Bennett County

Bennett County farms and homesteads keep 53,176 head of cattle, 944 horses and ponies and 146 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 402 people run or help run farms in Bennett County, with an average age of 53. 25% of them are women. 63 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.