Farming in Tennessee

Tennessee Agriculture Farm Crops
Annual Revenue
(past 5 years average)
Wheat: $76,679,335
Rice: $0
Grains: $49,988,072
Soybeans: $124,875,658
Sunflower Seed & Oil: $0
Peanuts: $0
Cotton: $178,784,554
Cotton Seed: $5,185,706
Tobacco: $74,682,729
Fruits & Juice: $465,691
Tree & Nuts: $0
Vegetables: $7,519,285
Livestock: $43,053,709
Hides & Skins: $971,871
Poultry: $39,983,234
Fats & Oils: $758,669
Dairy: $9,126,980
Feeds: $32,732,598
Seeds: $9,121,755
Other: $147,339,533
TOTAL: $801,269,379

Tennessee Agriculture - Google News

Metro sets bed bug summit Sept. 22 - The Tennessean

Metro sets bed bug summit Sept. 22 The Tennessean N. Metro Health is co-hosting this meeting with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. Attendees will include representatives from Tennessee State ...

Take steps to improve food safety - The Tennessean

Take steps to improve food safety The Tennessean ... food safety researcher in the School of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences and a professor in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at Tennessee ... and more »

Are Corn Prices Sustainable? - Seeking Alpha (blog)

Are Corn Prices Sustainable? Seeking Alpha (blog) Last Friday, a well-known consultancy based in Tennessee (Informa Economics) released a forecast where they projected that the US corn harvest will yield on ... and more »

Farmers, find latest cotton advice at field day - Jackson Sun

Farmers, find latest cotton advice at field day Jackson Sun Mid-South cotton farmers should plan to attend the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture's Cotton Field Day on Wednesday, according to a news ...

Meigs County Fair celebrates 90th anniversary - Chattanooga Times Free Press

Meigs County Fair celebrates 90th anniversary Chattanooga Times Free Press “Fairs were created to enrich and improve communities,” said Lynne Williams, fair administrator for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, ...

Booming big bird populations pose problems - USA Today

Booming big bird populations pose problems USA Today In Tennessee, where the survey puts the annual growth of black vultures at 11%, the Tennessee Valley Authority is trying to keep the birds off transmission ... and more »

Tennessee attorney gets 26-month sentence for defrauding biofuels subsidy program - Autoblog (blog)

Tennessee attorney gets 26-month sentence for defrauding biofuels subsidy program Autoblog (blog) Last year, the duo was indicted on ten counts of filing false statements to weasel $2.88 million out of the US Department of Agriculture. ...

AP analysis: Economic pain failed to ease in July - The Associated Press

AP analysis: Economic pain failed to ease in July The Associated Press Stress eased in counties whose work forces lean toward areas like agriculture, mining, wholesale trade and finance. By contrast, counties with many ... and more »

Tennessee invests in soil conservation, water quality - The Tennessean

Tennessee invests in soil conservation, water quality The Tennessean The grants are funded through the Agricultural Resources Conservation Fund and the Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program to help landowners install ... and more »

Guarding the hen house: East Tennessee farmer takes precautions to sell ... - Knoxville News Sentinel

Guarding the hen house: East Tennessee farmer takes precautions to sell ... Knoxville News Sentinel Because of its size, Tennessee Valley Eggs is subject to inspection by the US Department of Agriculture and recently enacted federal rules that require ... and more »