Mapping the Agricultural Assets of Cocke County Tennessee

Abstract

Presented here is an agricultural asset mapping report for Cocke County, Tennessee. The report is based on a combination of focus group meetings with local agricultural leaders and secondary data. The primary goal is to help local leaders identify agricultural assets that could be used to support economic growth and development of the county. A secondary goal is to increase the understanding of local agriculture. Several other counties, Grundy (Hughes and Kimbro, 2021), Hancock (Hughes et al., 2018a), Hardeman (Hughes et al., 2018b), Lauderdale (Hughes and Dupree, 2022), Perry (Hughes and Mathenia, 2021), and Wayne (Hughes and Harris 2022) have undergone the same effort. We believe that replicating this approach could be beneficial for other interested counties.