CASS COUNTY MARKET

Cass County, North Dakota Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Cass County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Amenia, Argusville and Buffalo. Watch for local squash when it comes into season in North Dakota. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Cass County by the Numbers

Cass County has 801 farms on 941,171 acres (about 1,175 acres each). Together they sold $612.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and wheat.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, and local fields produce tomatoes, potatoes, lettuce and squash. Beekeepers tend about 27,468 honey bee colonies.

9 farms in Cass County already sell straight to the public, about $51,000 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 Cass County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Cass County counts 6,118 head of cattle, 1,327 sheep and 856 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,353 people run or help run farms in Cass County, with an average age of 56. 29% of them are women. 135 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 Cass County stands out: it ranks #1 of 53 ND counties for total farm sales and #1 of 20 ND counties for honey bee colonies.