BOYD COUNTY MARKET

Boyd County, Nebraska Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Buy local in Boyd County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Bristow, Butte and and Spencer. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Boyd County by the Numbers

Boyd County has 218 farms on 227,518 acres (about 1,044 acres each). Together they sold $81.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and soybeans.

2 farms in Boyd County already sell straight to the public. 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 Boyd County

Boyd County farms and homesteads keep 45,552 head of cattle, 659 egg-laying hens and 600 hogs. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 400 people run or help run farms in Boyd County, with an average age of 57. 29% of them are women. 56 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.