DAWSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Dawson County? Backyard growers and small farms around Cozad, Eddyville and Overton list it here. Nebraska favorites like pumpkins and honey show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Dawson County by the Numbers

Dawson County has 671 farms on 643,088 acres (about 958 acres each). Together they sold $1 billion of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, and local fields produce sweet corn, bell peppers, tomatoes and green peas. Beekeepers tend about 406 honey bee colonies.

24 farms in Dawson County already sell straight to the public, about $432,000 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 Dawson County

Dawson County farms and homesteads keep 221,267 head of cattle, 111,068 hogs and 883 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,262 people run or help run farms in Dawson County, with an average age of 55. 34% of them are women. 141 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 Dawson County stands out: it ranks #4 of 93 NE counties for total farm sales and #4 of 48 NE counties for honey bee colonies.