PRATT COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Pratt County? Backyard growers and small farms around Byers, Coats and and Sawyer list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Pratt County by the Numbers

Pratt County has 517 farms on 463,932 acres (about 897 acres each). Together they sold $328.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and wheat.

Beekeepers tend about 9 honey bee colonies.

9 farms in Pratt County already sell straight to the public, about $8,000 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 Pratt County

Pratt County farms and homesteads keep 53,279 head of cattle, 7,293 hogs and 582 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 997 people run or help run farms in Pratt County, with an average age of 60. 33% of them are women. 84 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Pratt County stands out: it ranks #21 of 105 KS counties for total farm sales.