WAYNE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Wayne County? Backyard growers and small farms around Carroll, Hoskins and and Winside list it here. 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 Wayne County by the Numbers

Wayne County has 446 farms on 262,185 acres (about 588 acres each). Together they sold $315.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and dairy (milk).

7 farms in Wayne County already sell straight to the public, about $97,000 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 Wayne County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 35,095 head of cattle, 29,748 hogs and 408 sheep in Wayne County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 799 people run or help run farms in Wayne County, with an average age of 56. 35% of them are women. 101 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.