MARSHALL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Marshall County? Backyard growers and small farms around Amherst, Britton and and Veblen list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Marshall County by the Numbers

Marshall County has 506 farms on 534,275 acres (about 1,056 acres each). Together they sold $350.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, cattle and soybeans.

1 farms in Marshall 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 Marshall County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 77,507 head of cattle, 51,078 hogs and 1,838 sheep in Marshall County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 936 people run or help run farms in Marshall County, with an average age of 58. 31% of them are women. 94 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 6 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Marshall County stands out: it ranks #9 of 66 SD counties for total farm sales.