COCHRAN COUNTY MARKET

Cochran County, Texas Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Bledsoe to and Whiteface, Cochran County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. 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 Cochran County by the Numbers

Cochran County has 349 farms on 434,001 acres (about 1,244 acres each). Together they sold $50.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by cotton, sorghum and corn.

1 farms in Cochran 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 Cochran County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Cochran County counts 2,743 head of cattle, 286 goats and 120 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 715 people run or help run farms in Cochran County, with an average age of 62. 37% of them are women. 45 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.