JEFFERSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Jefferson County? Backyard growers and small farms around Daykin, Diller and Plymouth 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 Jefferson County by the Numbers

Jefferson County has 572 farms on 285,075 acres (about 498 acres each). Together they sold $295.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and cattle.

Beekeepers tend about 46 honey bee colonies.

18 farms in Jefferson County already sell straight to the public, about $92,000 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 Jefferson County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Jefferson County counts 24,761 head of cattle, 1,154 sheep and 495 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 989 people run or help run farms in Jefferson County, with an average age of 58. 35% of them are women. 80 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 12 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.