MORRILL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Angora to and Broadwater, Morrill County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Morrill County by the Numbers

Morrill County has 500 farms on 909,153 acres (about 1,818 acres each). Together they sold $398.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and wheat.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches and sweet cherries.

10 farms in Morrill County already sell straight to the public, about $50,000 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 Morrill County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 160,127 head of cattle, 599 horses and ponies and 446 egg-laying hens in Morrill County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 974 people run or help run farms in Morrill County, with an average age of 59. 36% of them are women. 78 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.