Hay is cut and stored for winter feeding. Some fescue grass is raised for its seed, which is harvested and sold to seed companies in the summer. About half of the land in the three counties has been cleared for pasture to feed cattle, but more than half of the Bryant Creek Watershed itself is forested. Hogs are raised on some farms. There are also some specialty livestock animals raised, including llamas, sheep and goats.
Some people have fruit orchards, or grow blueberries and strawberries for sale.
The SMSU Fruit Experiment Station in Mountain Grove is almost 100 years old. The Station conducts research and provides assistance to commercial and home fruit, wine grape, and berry growers. This section has information on livestock and forage production in the watershed. Bryant Creek Demonstration Project is an innovative demonstration farm project. There's also a photo gallery of the Ava Farmers' Market in Market Gardening .