Dawes County, Nebraska: Farm & Ranch Directory
16 farm and ranch listings in Dawes County, Nebraska, grouped by category below.
Events in Dawes County
- Dawes County Clover Kids Wonder Workshop
Crafts and activities for ages 5-7 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM on July 7, 2026; projects can be entered in the fair, cost is $20 and registration closed July 1.
Chadron, NE | Organizer: Nebraska Extension in Dawes County Official event details - Dawes County Fair
Dawes County Fair: Chadron hosts the annual fair, which most recently ran July 23 to August 1, 2026. Features 4-H and FFA exhibit judging.
Chadron, NE Official event details - Dawes County FFA Hay Auction
FFA hay auction at 6 PM on July 28, 2026, held the same evening as the Ranch Rodeo Cowboy Auction at 6:30 PM during Dawes County Fair week.
Chadron, NE | Organizer: Dawes County FFA Official event details - Dawes County 4-H Foundation Market Livestock Sale
Market livestock sale at 6 PM on July 31, 2026 in the Vetter Building, the closing livestock event of the Dawes County Fair.
Chadron, NE | Organizer: Dawes County 4-H Foundation Official event details
Farms & Ranches in Dawes County
- Ash Creek Ranch
Ash Creek Ranch is a Dawes County ranch on West Ash Creek Road near Crawford that receives visiting guests in the Nebraska Panhandle.
617 W. Ash Creek Rd, Crawford, NE 69339 Website - Gibbons Honey Farms
Gibbons Honey Farms produces and sells honey from a Main Street location in Crawford, Dawes County.
102 Main St, Crawford, NE 69339 - Ponderosa Ranch
Ponderosa Ranch is a hunting and guest ranch on Saw Log Road near Crawford in Dawes County, within the pine ridge country of northwest Nebraska.
680 Saw Log Rd, Crawford, NE 69339 Website - Rocking Heart Elk Ranch
Rocking Heart Elk Ranch is an elk-raising ranch on Table Road at Chadron in Dawes County.
1338 Table Rd, Chadron, NE 69337 Website
Media & Press in Dawes County
- Crawford Clipper
Crawford Clipper, a Dawes County weekly out of Crawford, is one of Nebraska's small-town papers carrying county fair, FFA and crop coverage.
Crawford, NE - The Chadron Record
The Chadron Record is a weekly newspaper published at Chadron that covers local farm, ranch and school news in Dawes County.
Chadron, NE
Organizations in Dawes County
- Nebraska Extension in Dawes County
Farmers, ranchers and 4-H families in Dawes County can reach University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension through the Chadron office.
Chadron, NE | 308-432-3373 Website - Nebraska Sheep and Goat Producers Association
Statewide nonprofit formed in 1979 as the Nebraska Sheep Council, serving sheep and goat producers with clinics, workshops, tastings and a bi-monthly newsletter.
P.O. Box 1066, Chadron, NE 69337 | 402-783-1377 Website - Upper Niobrara White NRD
Landowners and irrigators work with the Upper Niobrara White NRD out of Chadron on water quantity and quality rules, conservation cost-share and tree programs.
430 E. 2nd St., Chadron, NE 69337, Chadron, NE 69337 | (308) 432-6190 Website
Livestock Auctions & Sale Barns in Dawes County
- Crawford Livestock Market
Cattle auction market in Crawford, Dawes County, among 22 Nebraska sale barns in a statewide auction directory.
Crawford, NE | (308) 665-2220
Farmers Markets & Farm Stands in Dawes County
- Chadron Farmers Market
Chadron Farmers Market uses the Dawes County courthouse lawn on Saturday mornings from July through October.
Courthouse lawn, 400 Main St, Chadron, NE 69337
Ag Education in Dawes County
- Chadron FFA Chapter
Chadron students in Dawes County take agriculture classes and join the Chadron FFA chapter, which appears in the 2017 Nebraska FFA Convention results.
Chadron, NE
Helpful Guides for Dawes 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.
- Nebraska Natural Resources Districts
A guide to Nebraska's 23 Natural Resources Districts: what they are, their 12 legal responsibilities, cost-share, trees, water testing and chemigation programs, how they are funded and governed, and how to find your district.
- 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.