PIERCE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Foster, Mclean and and Plainview buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Nebraska favorites like pumpkins and honey show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Pierce County by the Numbers

Pierce County has 529 farms on 251,807 acres (about 476 acres each). Together they sold $301.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, cattle and soybeans.

3 farms in Pierce County already sell straight to the public, about $9,000 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 Pierce County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Pierce County counts 50,120 head of cattle, 38,764 hogs and 620 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 942 people run or help run farms in Pierce County, with an average age of 57. 34% of them are women. 135 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.