SHERIDAN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Sheridan County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Hoxie, and Selden. Watch for local fresh-baked bread when it comes into season in Kansas. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Sheridan County by the Numbers

Sheridan County has 317 farms on 469,691 acres (about 1,482 acres each). Together they sold $397.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and wheat.

3 farms in Sheridan County already sell straight to the public, about $19,000 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 Sheridan County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 87,557 head of cattle, 752 goats and 347 egg-laying hens in Sheridan County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 529 people run or help run farms in Sheridan County, with an average age of 57. 28% of them are women. 69 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 Sheridan County stands out: it ranks #14 of 105 KS counties for total farm sales.