GRANT COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Grant County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Ashby, Hyannis and and Whitman. Watch for local pumpkins when it comes into season in Nebraska. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Grant County by the Numbers

Grant County has 66 farms on 494,881 acres (about 7,498 acres each). Together they sold $39.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and horses.

4 farms in Grant County already sell straight to the public, about $8,000 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 Grant County

Grant County farms and homesteads keep 40,774 head of cattle and 388 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 127 people run or help run farms in Grant County, with an average age of 54. 27% of them are women. 26 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.