Megan Bruch Leffew
Specialization: Value-Added Agriculture Marketing, Agritourism, Direct Marketing
Megan Bruch Leffew has more 20 years of experience as an extension specialist in value-added agriculture marketing. She provides leadership to the CPA’s programs in value-added manufactured foods, direct meat marketing, and agritourism. During her Extension career thus far, Megan has developed more than 214 Extension publications and fact sheets and provided instruction for more than 19,000 participants in 650 workshops and educational programs. She has led or contributed to 34 grant projects totaling more than $3 million in funding. She has received numerous awards including, most recently, the Extension Risk Management Education’s 2021 Outstanding Project Award for the Southern Region and the National Association of County Agricultural Agents’ Distinguished Service Award.
Megan is a native of Yuma, Colorado and was raised on a commercial cow/calf operation. She earned a M.S. degree in agricultural economics with an emphasis in marketing and a B.S. degree in agricultural business and animal science-industry from Colorado State University. She now resides in Columbia, Tennessee with her husband, John, and children, Clara and Kyle.
Megan is an Extension Specialist focusing on value-added agriculture marketing, including agritourism and direct marketing. She helps farmers analyze and develop value-added agriculture enterprises.
850 Lion Parkway
Columbia, TN 38401
- MS, Agricultural Economics, Colorado State Univ Ft Collins, 2002
- BS, Agricultural Economics, Colorado State Univ Ft Collins, 2000
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
Megan Bruch Leffew
850 Lion Parkway
Columbia, TN 38401
- MS, Agricultural Economics, Colorado State Univ Ft Collins, 2002
- BS, Agricultural Economics, Colorado State Univ Ft Collins, 2000
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
Megan Bruch Leffew has more 20 years of experience as an extension specialist in value-added agriculture marketing. She provides leadership to the CPA’s programs in value-added manufactured foods, direct meat marketing, and agritourism. During her Extension career thus far, Megan has developed more than 214 Extension publications and fact sheets and provided instruction for more than 19,000 participants in 650 workshops and educational programs. She has led or contributed to 34 grant projects totaling more than $3 million in funding. She has received numerous awards including, most recently, the Extension Risk Management Education’s 2021 Outstanding Project Award for the Southern Region and the National Association of County Agricultural Agents’ Distinguished Service Award.
Megan is a native of Yuma, Colorado and was raised on a commercial cow/calf operation. She earned a M.S. degree in agricultural economics with an emphasis in marketing and a B.S. degree in agricultural business and animal science-industry from Colorado State University. She now resides in Columbia, Tennessee with her husband, John, and children, Clara and Kyle.
Megan is an Extension Specialist focusing on value-added agriculture marketing, including agritourism and direct marketing. She helps farmers analyze and develop value-added agriculture enterprises.