JACKSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 This is the Jackson County page of Crop Market, a free online farmers market in South Dakota for Belvidere, Interior and and Wanblee. 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 Jackson County by the Numbers

Jackson County has 258 farms on 1,180,521 acres (about 4,576 acres each). Together they sold $56.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, wheat and corn.

1 farms in Jackson 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 Jackson County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Jackson County counts 51,292 head of cattle, 1,688 horses and ponies and 326 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 485 people run or help run farms in Jackson County, with an average age of 57. 31% of them are women. 75 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.