HAAKON COUNTY MARKET

Haakon County, South Dakota Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Milesville, Ottumwa and and Philip buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Watch for local pumpkins when it comes into season in South Dakota. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Haakon County by the Numbers

Haakon County has 291 farms on 1,151,771 acres (about 3,958 acres each). Together they sold $124.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, wheat and corn.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Haakon County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Haakon County counts 63,364 head of cattle, 1,156 sheep and 839 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 590 people run or help run farms in Haakon County, with an average age of 55. 33% of them are women. 82 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.