LOUP COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Almeria and the rest of Loup County buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Loup County by the Numbers

Loup County has 93 farms on 253,891 acres (about 2,730 acres each). Together they sold $32.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and soybeans.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Loup County

Loup County farms and homesteads keep 31,620 head of cattle, 295 horses and ponies and 185 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 173 people run or help run farms in Loup County, with an average age of 60. 35% of them are women. 8 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.