KEITH COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Keith County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Brule, Keystone and and Paxton. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Keith County by the Numbers

Keith County has 336 farms on 440,532 acres (about 1,311 acres each). Together they sold $168.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and soybeans.

Beekeepers tend about 40 honey bee colonies.

8 farms in Keith County already sell straight to the public, about $68,000 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 Keith County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Keith County counts 33,339 head of cattle, 453 horses and ponies and 260 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 622 people run or help run farms in Keith County, with an average age of 57. 36% of them are women. 60 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 11 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.