CLARK COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Clark County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Bradley, Carpenter and Vienna. Watch for local sweet corn when it comes into season in South Dakota. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Clark County by the Numbers

Clark County has 537 farms on 473,992 acres (about 883 acres each). Together they sold $336 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and hogs.

7 farms in Clark County already sell straight to the public, about $32,000 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 Clark County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 146,975 hogs, 49,352 head of cattle and 1,616 egg-laying hens in Clark County.

About 983 people run or help run farms in Clark County, with an average age of 59. 30% of them are women. 92 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Clark County stands out: it ranks #8 of 56 SD counties for egg-laying hens and #11 of 66 SD counties for total farm sales.