ROBERTS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Agency Village to Rosholt, Roberts County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Roberts County by the Numbers

Roberts County has 757 farms on 551,709 acres (about 729 acres each). Together they sold $266.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, and local fields produce tomatoes, cucumbers, rhubarb and sweet corn. Beekeepers tend about 18 honey bee colonies.

10 farms in Roberts County already sell straight to the public, about $42,000 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 Roberts County

Roberts County farms and homesteads keep 35,068 head of cattle, 11,516 hogs and 916 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,318 people run or help run farms in Roberts County, with an average age of 59. 29% of them are women. 111 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 Roberts County stands out: it ranks #5 of 66 SD counties for number of farms and #6 of 53 SD counties for goats.