CUMING COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Bancroft to and Wisner, Cuming County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. 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 Cuming County by the Numbers

Cuming County has 832 farms on 362,361 acres (about 436 acres each). Together they sold $1.6 billion of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hogs and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow sweet cherries. Beekeepers tend about 31 honey bee colonies.

34 farms in Cuming County already sell straight to the public, about $1.2 million 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 Cuming County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 346,446 head of cattle, 202,065 hogs and 101,247 egg-laying hens in Cuming County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,424 people run or help run farms in Cuming County, with an average age of 55. 29% of them are women. 204 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Cuming County stands out: it ranks #1 of 93 NE counties for total farm sales and #3 of 78 NE counties for egg-laying hens.