Manatee County, Florida: Farm & Ranch Directory
7 farm and ranch listings in Manatee County, Florida, grouped by category below.
Events in Manatee County
- Manatee County Fair
Eleven-day county fair across from Palmetto High School with rides, free-admission days and livestock exhibits including youth-shown animals. Held each year; the most recent dates were Jan 15-25, 2026.
1303 17th Street West, Palmetto, FL 34221 Official event details
Farms & Ranches in Manatee County
- Blackbeard's Ranch
Ranch on Coker Gulley Road in Myakka selling locally raised meat direct to Sarasota-area shoppers.
15800 Coker Gulley Rd, Myakka, FL - Dakin Dairy Farms
Myakka City dairy farm on Betts Road selling milk and other dairy products along with local honey.
30771 Betts Rd, Myakka City, FL - Gamble Creek Farm
Parrish farm offering vegetables, berries, honey, meat and seafood.
14950 Golf Course Rd, Parrish, FL
Farmers Markets & Farm Stands in Manatee County
- Bradenton Public Market
Downtown Bradenton Saturday market running October through April.
Downtown Bradenton, Bradenton, FL - North River Farmers Market
Monthly Sunday market at the Palmetto Marriott, September through June.
Palmetto Marriott, Bradenton, FL
Ag Education in Manatee County
- Manatee County Extension Service (UF/IFAS)
Palmetto-based Manatee County Extension offering agriculture and natural resources help, 4-H youth development, nutrition classes and landscape professional and pesticide license training on the fairgrounds campus.
1303 17th Street West, Palmetto, FL 34221 | (941) 722-4524 Website
Helpful Guides for Manatee County
- UF/IFAS Extension in Florida
A practical guide to UF/IFAS Extension: offices in all 67 Florida counties, the four districts, 4-H, Master Gardener plant clinics, soil, plant and nematode lab testing for farms, and how to find your county office.
- Florida County Fairs and Youth Livestock Shows
A practical guide to Florida county fairs and junior livestock shows: fair dates, the Florida State Fair in Tampa, who can show, ownership and tagging rules, weights, health papers, entry deadlines and how to prepare.