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Farm Characteristics: Updated 2001



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*West Tennessee Moderate-sized Cotton Farm

  • 1,900-acre farm in Fayette County with cotton (915 acres), corn (370 acres), double-crop wheat (65 acres), grain sorghum (150 acres), and CRP (30 acres)
    Farm Panelists: Harris Armour III, Tom Karcher, Eugene McFarren
    Facilitators: Jamie Jenkins, Jim Castellaw
    TnFARMS Cotton Farms: Impacts of Proposed Legislation

*West Tennessee Large Cotton Farm

  • 4,050-acre farm in Haywood County with cotton (2,670 acres), corn (560 acres), soybeans (830 acres), and double-crop wheat (328 acres).
    Farm Panelists: Travis Lonon, DeWayne Hendrix, Allen King
    Facilitators: Tim Roberts, Chuck Danehower
    TnFARMS Cotton Farms: Impacts of Proposed Legislation

*West Tennessee Moderate-sized Grain Farm

  • 900-acre farm in Henry County with corn (450 acres), soybeans (450 acres), and double-crop wheat (200 acres).
    Farm Panelists: John Irwin, Bob Grooms, Jamie Tuck, Gilbert Workman
    Facilitators: Bob Williams, Ken Goddard, Jeff Lannom

*West Tennessee Large Grain Farm

  • 2,400 acre farm in Weakley/Obion Counties with corn (1,080 acres), soybeans, (1,320 acres), and double-crop wheat (500 acres).
    Farm Panelists: Wayne Grant, David Grant, James Davis, Mike Freeman
    Facilitators: Ken Goddard, Tim Smith, Bob Williams

Upper Middle Tennessee Diversified Tobacco Farm

  • 560-acre farm located in Robertson County with 11 acres burley tobacco, 22 acres dark-fired tobacco, 123 acres corn, 124 acres soybeans, 86 acres double-cropped wheat, 70 acres hay, 210 acres pasture, and a 40 head cow/calf operation.
    Farm Panelists: Mike Hendley, Bobby Riley, Jamie Head
    Facilitators: Paul Hart, Jeremy Stull
    TnFARMS Tobacco Farms: Buyout Simulations

Upper Middle Tennessee Large Tobacco Farm

  • 500-acre farm located in Macon County with 100 acres of burley tobacco, 200 acres of hay, 200 acres pasture, and a 90 head cow/calf operation
    Farm Panelists: Tony Ferguson, Nicky Wilson, Howard Butch Ellis, Marty Coley
    Facilitator: Steve Walker
    TnFARMS Tobacco Farms: Buyout Simulations

Upper Middle Tennessee Moderate-sized Tobacco Farm

  • 218-acre farm located in Macon County with 18 acres of burley tobacco, 100 acres of hay, 100 acres of pasture, and a 30 head cow/calf operation.
    Farm Panelists: Terry Goad, Darrel Law
    Facilitator: Steve Walker
    TnFARMS Tobacco Farms: Buyout Simulations

East Tennessee Moderate-sized Tobacco Farm

  • 123-acre farm located in Greene County with 40 acres of burley tobacco, 23 acres of hay, 60 acres pasture, and a 30 head cow/calf operation
    Farm Panelists: Wayne Brown, Kyle Gass, Jake Haun, Jerry McNabb
    Facilitator: Steve Hale
  • TnFARMS Tobacco Farms: Buyout Simulations

*These farms are also part of a larger set used for analyses by Texas A&M University. See www.afpc.tamu.edu for additional analyses regarding these farms.