CALHOUN COUNTY MARKET

Calhoun County, Iowa Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Farnhamville to Manson, Calhoun County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in Iowa. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Calhoun County by the Numbers

Calhoun County has 765 farms on 306,722 acres (about 401 acres each). Together they sold $494.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, hogs and soybeans.

Beekeepers tend about 13 honey bee colonies.

10 farms in Calhoun County already sell straight to the public, about $28,000 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 Calhoun County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Calhoun County counts 338,355 hogs, 17,467 head of cattle and 717 sheep.

About 1,349 people run or help run farms in Calhoun County, with an average age of 60. 34% of them are women. 91 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.