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Agriculture and Food

Agriculture

Tennessee's top five agricultural commodities are cattle and calves, cotton, broilers (chickens), soybeans, and nursery/greenhouse.

Tennessee is one of the top five states for producing tobacco, hay, and fresh market tomatoes and snap beans.

Tennessee has about 85,000 farms selling crops, livestock, and products. Forty-four percent of the state’s 26.4 million acres is farmland.

Food

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