MCCOOK COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in McCook County? Backyard growers and small farms around Canistota, Dolton and and Spencer list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in McCook County by the Numbers

McCook County has 589 farms on 298,924 acres (about 508 acres each). Together they sold $197.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and hogs.

Beekeepers tend about 242 honey bee colonies.

9 farms in McCook County already sell straight to the public, about $29,000 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 McCook County

McCook County farms and homesteads keep 77,207 hogs, 30,338 head of cattle and 2,268 sheep.

About 1,071 people run or help run farms in McCook County, with an average age of 57. 31% of them are women. 118 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where McCook County stands out: it ranks #7 of 53 SD counties for goats and #10 of 56 SD counties for egg-laying hens.