HITCHCOCK COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Hitchcock County? Backyard growers and small farms around Culbertson, Palisade and and Trenton list it here. 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 Hitchcock County by the Numbers

Hitchcock County has 283 farms on 360,921 acres (about 1,275 acres each). Together they sold $57 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and wheat.

2 farms in Hitchcock 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 Hitchcock County

Hitchcock County farms and homesteads keep 20,565 head of cattle, 205 egg-laying hens and 194 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 441 people run or help run farms in Hitchcock County, with an average age of 62. 32% of them are women. 6 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.