KOSSUTH COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Kossuth County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Algona, Bancroft and Ledyard. 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 Kossuth County by the Numbers

Kossuth County has 1,342 farms on 584,543 acres (about 436 acres each). Together they sold $924.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, hogs and soybeans.

Local fields produce sweet corn, asparagus, lettuce and watermelons.

27 farms in Kossuth County already sell straight to the public, about $226,000 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 Kossuth County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Kossuth County counts 542,697 hogs, 21,456 head of cattle and 3,689 egg-laying hens.

About 2,309 people run or help run farms in Kossuth County, with an average age of 58. 28% of them are women. 194 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Kossuth County stands out: it ranks #5 of 99 IA counties for total farm sales and #9 of 99 IA counties for number of farms.