Buffalo County, Nebraska: Farm & Ranch Directory
26 farm and ranch listings in Buffalo County, Nebraska, grouped by category below.
Events in Buffalo County
- Nebraska Farm Bureau Annual Meeting and Convention
Farm Bureau members meet for policy voting, discussion meet rounds, workshops, a keynote and board elections. The 2026 meeting is Dec. 6 to 8; the 2025 convention was also held in Kearney.
- Nebraska Cattlemen Convention and Trade Show
Annual convention and trade show of Nebraska Cattlemen at the Younes Conference Center South in Kearney, scheduled for Dec. 9 to 11, 2026.
- Nebraska Cattlemen's Classic
Winter livestock judging contest in Kearney on Feb. 14, 2026, part of the Great Plains Livestock Judging Circuit.
Kearney, NE | Organizer: Nebraska 4-H Official event details - Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference
The 41st annual conference for women in farming and ranching, with a pre-conference session on Feb. 25 and the main program Feb. 26 and 27, 2026, in Kearney.
416 Talmadge St., Kearney, NE | Organizer: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Official event details - Nebraska Livestock Judging Classic
Summer judging classic in Kearney on June 12, 2026, counted on the Great Plains Livestock Judging Circuit.
Kearney, NE | Organizer: Nebraska 4-H Official event details - Buffalo County Fair 4-H Livestock Shows
4-H schedule July 21-27, 2026: dog show, horse show, sheep and goat judging, beef, rabbit, poultry and swine showmanship, fashion show and cake walk and pie auction.
- Buffalo County 4-H Premium Livestock Auction
Premium sale at 1:00 p.m. on July 27, 2026 at the fairgrounds Pavilion, in order swine, goat, sheep and beef, followed the same day by the 4-H BBQ.
Kearney, NE | Organizer: Nebraska Extension in Buffalo County Official event details - Buffalo County Fair
Each year Kearney hosts the Buffalo County Fair at Buffalo County Fairgrounds. Most recent run: July 22-27, 2026. Local 4-H youth exhibit and livestock events are part of the program. Located at 3807 Avenue North, Kearney.
- Buffalo County 4-H Horse Show
Fair-week 4-H horse show in the East Arena on July 22, 2026, one day after the dog show and small animal show open the 4-H schedule.
Kearney, NE | Organizer: Nebraska Extension in Buffalo County Official event details - Nebraska Grazing Conference
Two-day grazing conference with a tradeshow and sessions on regenerative grazing, virtual fence, stockmanship and carbon markets, themed on Nebraska grasslands in 2026. Held Aug. 4 and 5 in Kearney.
Kearney, NE | Organizer: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Official event details
Farms & Ranches in Buffalo County
- Christine's Horseback Riding
Christine's Horseback Riding offers trail rides from Hidden Hills Road near Kearney in Buffalo County, close to the Platte River sandhill crane corridor.
8215 Hidden Hills Rd, Kearney, NE 68845 - Elyria Gardens
Elyria Gardens is a Buffalo County garden and produce farm on Keystone Road at Gibbon in the Platte River valley.
5519 Keystone Road, Gibbon, NE 68840 - Prairie Wind Birding Tours
Prairie Wind Birding Tours leads crane and prairie-bird outings from 78th Road near Kearney in Buffalo County, using farm country along the Platte.
14410 78th Road, Kearney, NE 68845 Website - Whisker Creek Ranch and Lodge
Whisker Creek Ranch and Lodge is a Buffalo County lodge and ranch on Kilgore Road near Gibbon that serves hunters, birders and families.
45630 Kilgore Rd, Gibbon, NE 68840 Website
Agribusiness in Buffalo County
- AKRS Equipment - Ravenna
AKRS Equipment's Ravenna store in Buffalo County is a John Deere dealership that also carries Stihl and Hagie products.
Ravenna, NE Website - Farmers Cooperative Association Ravenna
Farmers Cooperative Association in Ravenna buys grain and supplies inputs for Buffalo County farms.
Ravenna, NE - LandMark Implement - Kearney
The Kearney branch of LandMark Implement, a John Deere dealer at 3108 Hwy 30 East, supplies tractors, tillage and parts to Buffalo County growers.
3108 Hwy 30 East, Kearney, NE 68847 | 308-237-2238 Website - Ravenna Locker
Locker and custom processor Ravenna Locker (Ravenna, Buffalo County) is on the Nebraska Department of Agriculture's April 2024 list of meat-processing grant recipients.
Ravenna, NE
Media & Press in Buffalo County
- Ravenna News
Ravenna News, a Buffalo County weekly out of Ravenna, is one of Nebraska's small-town papers carrying county fair, FFA and crop coverage.
Ravenna, NE
Organizations in Buffalo County
- Buffalo County Farm Bureau
Members of the Buffalo County Farm Bureau take part in Nebraska Farm Bureau policy work; this chapter sits in the Central region and charges $66 dues.
NE Website - Nebraska Beef Council
Beef checkoff council with an office in Kearney that hosts open quarterly committee meetings, including a winter session at 9:00 am Central.
Kearney, NE - Nebraska Extension in Buffalo County
Farmers, ranchers and 4-H families in Buffalo County can reach University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension through the Kearney office at 1400 E 34th St, Kearney, NE.
1400 E 34th St, Kearney, NE, Kearney, NE | 308-236-1235 Website
Livestock Auctions & Sale Barns in Buffalo County
- Huss Livestock Market, LLC
Cattle auction market in Kearney, Buffalo County, listed with 21 other sale barns in a statewide Nebraska auction directory.
Kearney, NE | (308) 234-2502 - Kearney Livestock Market
Kearney auction market handling cattle, feeder pigs and butcher hogs in Buffalo County, per a statewide Nebraska sale barn directory.
Kearney, NE | (308) 237-3121
Farmers Markets & Farm Stands in Buffalo County
- Ravenna Farmers Market
Ravenna Farmers Market is a Thursday-evening market on South Grand Avenue from July through September.
South Grand Ave, Ravenna, NE 68869
Ag Education in Buffalo County
- Ravenna FFA Chapter
Ravenna students in Buffalo County take agriculture classes and join the Ravenna FFA chapter, which appears in the 2017 Nebraska FFA Convention results.
Ravenna, NE
Helpful Guides for Buffalo County
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in Nebraska
What Nebraska Extension offices do for farmers, ranchers and 4-H families: pesticide and chemigation training, on-farm research, equipment checkout, 4-H enrollment, YQCA and fair paperwork, and how to reach your county office.
- County Farm Bureaus in Nebraska
What Nebraska county Farm Bureaus do: local meetings, consumer outreach, grants and scholarships, how county policy ideas reach the state annual meeting, dues by county and how to join or find your chapter.
- Nebraska County Fairs
How Nebraska county fairs work: open class, 4-H and FFA divisions, June 15 enrollment, YQCA and animal ID, entry deadlines, premiums, ribbons, and how county purple ribbons lead to the Nebraska State Fair.
- Nebraska 4-H Events and Contests
Guide to Nebraska 4-H events and contests: State Fair entries and deadlines, horse show, communication events, livestock programs, shooting sports and who can enter.
- Nebraska County Junior Livestock Shows
How Nebraska county junior livestock shows work: 4-H enrollment, YQCA, animal ID and validation by species, online entry, show schedules and the road to State Fair.