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Grazing Lands

Grazing lands are working lands that provide many production and environmental benefits.  Well-managed grazing lands keep our waters clean, supply food, create habitat for wildlife, and provide jobs and recreation opportunities.

State Statistics

  • Tennessee's top agricultural commodity is beef cattle
  • Tennessee ranks second in the Southeast concerning number of beef cows
  • Tennessee ranks ninth in the nation concerning number of beef cows
  • Tennessee ranks second in the nation concerning number of goats
  • Tennessee ranks third in the nation concerning number of horses
 Cattle Grazing

The following information and tools are provided to help producers achieve their production and resource goals:

Grazing Information

  • Benefits of Rotational Grazing
  • Tennessee Grazing Coalition (TGC)
    • TGC Progress and Activities Report

Grazing Tools

 Cutting Hay

These documents require Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Excel:

Pasture Planner - Cattle (calendar) (PDF; 2.8 MB)
Pasture Planner - Goats (calendar) (PDF 2.8 MB)
Acres per Paddock (Cowboy Math) (XLS; 118.50 KB)
Estimated Net Return per Cow Worksheet (XLS; 50.00 KB)
Pasture Condition Score Sheet (XLS; 44.00 KB)

Contact

Greg Brann, State Grazing Lands Specialist, (615) 277-2569