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.

• Tennessee Agricultural Museum
• History of Tennessee Agriculture
• Fun Things to do at Tennessee Farms
• U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

Food

• Freshwater Shrimp
• MoonPie
• GooGoo Cluster
• Food Made in Tennessee
• Tennessee Recipes

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