RED WILLOW COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Bartley to and Mc Cook, Red Willow County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Nebraska favorites like honey and sweet corn show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Red Willow County by the Numbers

Red Willow County has 291 farms on 429,119 acres (about 1,475 acres each). Together they sold $181.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and wheat.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce sweet corn, cantaloupes, potatoes and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 15 honey bee colonies.

8 farms in Red Willow County already sell straight to the public, about $92,000 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 Red Willow County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 53,015 head of cattle, 27,812 hogs and 611 egg-laying hens in Red Willow County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 557 people run or help run farms in Red Willow County, with an average age of 55. 37% of them are women. 96 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.