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1 kwi 2024 · From corn and soybeans to wheat, cattle, hogs and cotton, learn more about the top agricultural products grown and raised in Tennessee.
However, among major produce crops in Tennessee, only the fresh tomato area has increased since 2007. This report focuses on Tennessee’s wholesale vegetable industry, and will suggest strengths and challenges for expanding Tennessee’s produce industry.
The complete results of the 2022 Census of Agriculture for Tennessee by county is published in a document containing more than 725 pages. This fact sheet provides a summary of selected data primarily focused on the value-added agriculture and specialty crop data.
Hay is the leading crop in Tennessee in terms of acreage harvested mechani- cally. In 1997, the value of hay produced on Tennes- see farms reached $207 million, ranking the crop third in value among all crops. Cash receipts have averaged about 15-20 percent of the total value of hay produced over the last few years.
In this publication we provide information specific to Tennessee to help local farmers and the greater community better understand how increased adoption of cover crops specifically would serve to better sustain agricultural and environmental well-being across the state and beyond.
Report of the 2016-17 National Cover Crop Survey. Joint publication of the Conservation Technology Information Center, the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, and the American Seed Trade Association. West Lafayette, IN.
dry matter basis. Soybeans grown in Tennessee average about 20 percent oil and 40 percent pro-tein. Soybeans are an important crop in Tennes-see and rank in the top three for cash receipts for row crops each year. Soybean acres harvested for the last five years have ranged from 950,000 to 1,150,000 acres, with an average yield of 33.9 bush-els ...
