Swine Producer
| Minimum Requirements* | Certification Required to Apply | Beginning Famer Option** |
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| Swine – 1,000 head | PQA Plus | Not Available |
| $6,000 Maximum Reimbursement | ||
| Standard 35% Cost Share | Master 50% Cost Share | ||
| 50% Cost Share Eligible Master Courses for Swine Producer | ||
Head of livestock = maximum number of single type, regardless of sex or age, at any one time during the last 12 months. |
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Eligible Items
New or Used Equipment — Item 1
1. 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; contracted labor to install; not eligible – electrical service
New Equipment Only — Items 2 – 11
New items cannot be previously owned.
Items purchased at an auction are considered used and are not eligible.
Replacement parts are not eligible.
2. Curtain — must be designated by the manufacturer for swine barn use; not eligible – labor to install
3. Farrowing crate — commercially manufactured from swine supply company
4. Farrowing crate flooring — commercially manufactured from swine supply company
5. Generator — for swine production use only; must be stationary, fixed mounted; minimum of 20 KW per barn; concrete pad foundation; includes materials to connect and wire the generator; contract labor to install; not eligible – portable/PTO generators
6. Heater — for use in gestation and nursery areas; contract labor to install; not eligible – electrical service
7. Feed bin with optional auger and concrete foundation pad — for on farm storage of swine feed only; contract labor to install; not eligible – replacement parts
8. Feed bin scale — automated feed bin scales and electronics; contract labor to install and interface; not eligible – electrical service
9. Manure/lagoon agitator — for use in manure tanks and lagoons
10. Manure/lagoon pump — for use in manure tanks and lagoons
11. Manure spreader/injector — for liquid waste
12. Nursery pen — commercially manufactured from swine supply company
13. Ventilation fan — designed for swine barn ventilation use; must be fixed mounted; contract labor to install; not eligible – belts, blades, fan cones, shrouds, diffuser guards, mounting hardware
14. Ventilation door — vents, tunnel doors, and inlets; contract labor to install; not eligible – louvers, shutters, mounting hardware
| Email swine.producer@tn.gov for additional information. |
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