The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has awarded grants through the Agricultural Enterprise Fund (AEF) Livestock Market Improvement Initiative to support upgrades to livestock market infrastructure across the state.

In Cumberland County, the Crossville Stockyard was selected as a recipient of the funding.

This program funds improvements such as better handling facilities, pens, scales, loading areas, roofing, and technology systems to enhance safety, animal welfare, and operational efficiency at Tennessee’s livestock markets.

The other award recipients, listed alphabetically by county, are:

• Dickson Regional Livestock West (Carroll County)
• Wilson Livestock Market (Cocke County)
• Dickson Regional Livestock (Dickson County)
• Trenton Regional Stockyard (Gibson County)
• Pulaski Stockyard (Giles County)
• Volunteer Stockyard (Greene County)
• Knoxville Livestock Auction Center (Knox County)
• Browning Livestock Market (Macon County)
• Lewisburg Livestock Market (Marshall County)
• Midsouth Regional Livestock Center (Maury County)
• United Producers (Maury County)
• Athens Regional Stockyard (McMinn County)
• Smith County Commission (Smith County)
• Warren County Livestock (Warren County)