MADISON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Madison County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Battle Creek, Madison and and Tilden. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in Nebraska. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Madison County by the Numbers

Madison County has 681 farms on 304,018 acres (about 446 acres each). Together they sold $432.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and soybeans.

Local fields produce pumpkins, potatoes, green beans and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 214 honey bee colonies.

23 farms in Madison County already sell straight to the public, about $114,000 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 Madison County

Madison County farms and homesteads keep 82,112 head of cattle, 43,156 hogs and 3,113 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,211 people run or help run farms in Madison County, with an average age of 54. 34% of them are women. 243 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Madison County stands out: it ranks #5 of 70 NE counties for goats and #6 of 78 NE counties for egg-laying hens.