CUSTER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Custer County? Backyard growers and small farms around Ansley, Arnold and Comstock list it here. Nebraska favorites like pumpkins and honey show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Custer County by the Numbers

Custer County has 1,083 farms on 1,551,863 acres (about 1,433 acres each). Together they sold $993.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and soybeans.

Local fields produce potatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers and chile peppers.

25 farms in Custer County already sell straight to the public, about $421,000 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 Custer County

Custer County farms and homesteads keep 290,855 head of cattle, 1,656 horses and ponies and 1,342 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 2,013 people run or help run farms in Custer County, with an average age of 55. 34% of them are women. 260 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Custer County stands out: it ranks #5 of 93 NE counties for number of farms and #5 of 93 NE counties for total farm sales.