NESS COUNTY MARKET

Ness County, Kansas Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Ness County? Backyard growers and small farms around Arnold, Bazine and Ransom list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Ness County by the Numbers

Ness County has 525 farms on 685,153 acres (about 1,305 acres each). Together they sold $84.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by wheat, cattle and sorghum.

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

Farm Life in Ness County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Ness County counts 22,950 head of cattle, 846 sheep and 129 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 958 people run or help run farms in Ness County, with an average age of 60. 30% of them are women. 81 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.