General Production Information

● In Tennessee, approximately 680,000 acres of field corn were grown all purposes. Of the total acreage 450,000 acres were planted in no-till, 140,000 acres were planted using other conservation tillage techniques and 90,000 acres were conventional tillage. Of the total estimated planted acreage, approximately 615,000 acres were harvested for grain and 55,000 acres for silage during 2004. ● Approximately 61,000 acres of the total corn acreage was planted in Roundup Ready (RR) corn varieties which averaged approximately 130 bushels per acre. Varieties with the Bt-gene accounted for 200,000 acres of which did have a mixture of RR and Bt acreage. ClearField (tolerant of a combination of imazapyr and imazethapyr) and Liberty Link-resistant varieties accounted for approximately 36,000 acres planted across the state, however acreage has been increasing. ● During 2004, Tennessee made up 0.86 % of the total corn planted in the US and 0.83 % of US’s corn harvested for grain. Corn Produced for Grain ● Approximately 615,000 acres were harvested for grain during 2004. ● Corn for grain yield was estimated at 140 bushels per acre with a total estimated grain production of 86.1 million bushels for 2004. Average state yield was 20 bushels less than the U.S. average