Swine Producer

2026-2027 TAEP Application A

50% Cost Share – Maximum Reimbursement - $6,000

The amount of payment is based upon 50% of expenses incurred for eligible program items up to the program maximum.

Applicant Responsibility

It is the applicant’s responsibility to review all TAEP program requirements prior to applying for cost share. Applicant must qualify for program selected at time of application to be considered for approval.

Applicant Eligibility
Educational Requirements
Reimbursement Requirements
Verification Requirements
Applying for TAEP

Minimum Requirements

Swine – 100 head

Head of Livestock = maximum number of single type, regardless of sex or age, during the last 12 months.
Verification of minimum requirements may be requested prior to approval.

Eligible Items & Requirements – Print Version

Eligible Items & Requirements

NEW EQUIPMENT ONLY
New items cannot be previously owned.
Items purchased at an auction are considered used and are not eligible.
Replacement parts and repairs are not eligible.
Labor to install new items is eligible. Labor for repairs is not eligible.
Electrical service is not eligible.

1. Composter — drum style only for mortality disposal
2. Curtain — must be designated by the manufacturer for swine barn use
3. Farrowing crate — commercially manufactured by swine supply company
4. Farrowing crate flooring — commercially manufactured by swine supply company
5. Feed bin with optional auger and concrete foundation pad — for on farm storage of swine feed only
6. Feed bin scale — automated feed bin scales and electronics
7. Generator — for swine production use only; must be stationary, fixed mounted; minimum of 20 KW per barn; concrete pad foundation; not eligible – portable/PTO generators
8. Heater — for use in gestation and nursery areas
9. Incinerator — for mortality disposal
10. Manure/lagoon agitator — for use in manure tanks and lagoons
11. Manure/lagoon pump — for use in manure tanks and lagoons
12. Manure spreader/injector — for liquid waste
13. Nursery pen — commercially manufactured by swine supply company
14. Propane tank — above ground and for swine use only; must be purchased and installed by a Tennessee licensed dealer and be ASME certified (American Society of Mechanical Engineers); 1,000-gallon minimum capacity (small capacity tanks of 500 gallons may be purchased to reach the minimum capacity); concrete pad or footers
15. Swine barn alarm system — main control box with sensors for feed, temperature, ventilation, water etc., optional accessories with purchase – antenna, antenna cable, weather resistant case for control box; not eligible – batteries, purchase of sensors only, security surveillance system
16. Swine barn cabling — re-cabling of entire line systems, can be just one line system or all cables in the swine barn
17. Ventilation fan — designed for swine barn ventilation use; must be fixed mounted; not eligible – belts, blades, fan cones, shrouds, diffuser guards, mounting hardware
18. Ventilation door — vents, tunnel doors, and inlets; not eligible – louvers, shutters, mounting hardware
19. Water storage tanks — minimum tank size of 5,000 gallons

Reimbursement Request Deadline – August 1, 2027

Allowable purchase dates for Swine Producer are from October 1, 2026 – August 1, 2027.
All items, regardless of backorder status, must be purchased (paid in full or financed) by the program reimbursement deadline. Backordered items may be ineligible for cost share if not delivered to the farm by the program deadline.
Receipts must be in the name of the applicant approved for cost share funding.
Quotes and purchase orders do not represent a purchase and are not considered receipts.
Proof of payment may be requested to verify purchase.
See “Reimbursement Requirements” link at the top of the page for more information.