Conservation in Tennessee
Tennessee
USDA Conservation Programs

Time Frame: 1997-2015
Contracts: 12,656
Payments: $135,724,260

Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 693
Payments: $5,358,000

Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 710
Payments: $11,936,537

Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 16,989
Payments: $317,030,866
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Tennessee, 2012
Land in Tennessee, 2012
Land type | Acres |
---|---|
Number of Farms: | 68,050 |
Total Acres in Farms: | 10,867,812 |
Cropland Acres: | 5,329,692 |
Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 2,915,268 |
Woodland Acres: | 2,303,156 |
Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 319,696 |
Livestock in Tennessee, 2012
Livestock | Number of Animals |
---|---|
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 165,803,445 |
Cattle and calves inventory | 1,856,316 |
Layers inventory | 1,675,399 |
Hogs and pigs inventory | 147,795 |
Sheep and lambs inventory | 43,836 |