THOMAS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Thomas County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Brownlee, Halsey and and Seneca. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Thomas County by the Numbers

Thomas County has 105 farms on 432,498 acres (about 4,119 acres each). Together they sold $34 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle.

2 farms in Thomas County already sell straight to the public. 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 Thomas County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Thomas County counts 35,100 hogs, 34,915 head of cattle and 480 horses and ponies.

About 229 people run or help run farms in Thomas County, with an average age of 58. 34% of them are women. 13 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.