THURSTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 This is the Thurston County page of Crop Market, a free online farmers market in Nebraska for Macy, Pender and and Winnebago. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Thurston County by the Numbers

Thurston County has 238 farms on 155,821 acres (about 655 acres each). Together they sold $190.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Thurston County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 37,338 head of cattle, 373 egg-laying hens and 100 sheep in Thurston County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 418 people run or help run farms in Thurston County, with an average age of 58. 30% of them are women. 53 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.