Tennessee Poultry Association
The Tennessee Poultry Association works in partnership with growers, producers, companies, educators, researchers, University of Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Agriculture and agri-business to promote the poultry and egg industry in the state.
TPA provides its members with current information about legislation that may affect the industry and serves as a clearinghouse for other information and resources related to the Tennessee poultry industry.
Members receive a subscription to Poultry
Times magazine and Fresh From TPA, the association
newsletter. A part-time executive director oversees the
association's membership services and other activities through a
board of directors. The association hosts an annual state
meeting and social fundraising event, which usually occurs in
August. Members and their families are encouraged to attend.
To request TPA membership information e-mail dabernathy@tnpoultry.org
Tennessee Poultry Industry Facts
- Tennessee ranks 13th in broiler production nationally.
- The industry generates about $454 million in agricultural cash receipts annually.
- Sales of poultry and eggs account for 17.5% of all Tennessee farm income and rank second in all agricultural income.
- In 2007, Tennessee farmers produced 207 million broilers — more than 1 billion pounds of chicken.
- There are approximately 2,000 commercial poultry farms in Tennessee.
- The industry provides employment for more than 6,000 Tennesseans.
- Tennessee poultry and poultry products generate more than $45 million in global exports.
Sources: Tennessee Department of Agriculture, University of Tennessee Extension
