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July 14, 2003

UT CENTER ADDS NEW MARKETING SPECIALIST

Contact: Rob Holland
Center for Profitable Agriculture
The University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
931-486-2777
rwholland@utk.edu
http://cpa.utk.edu

Director of UT’s Center of Profitable Agriculture Dan Wheeler recently announced the addition of Megan Bruch as Marketing Specialist in the Center. Bruch is a native of Yuma, Colorado, holds a BS and MS in agricultural economics from Colorado State and was raised on a family ranch operation.

“Megan’s interest in marketing and her dedication to agriculture will serve our Center well” Wheeler said. “She will be our lead specialist in market analysis and market research efforts with value-added farm projects.”

“She hit the road running,” Wheeler said of her first week on the job and her first week as a Tennessean, “she participated in a farmer-conference in central Kentucky, traveled to West Tennessee and to Knoxville.” Bruch will also provide leadership to the Center’s involvement with the state’s Agri-Tourism Initiative.

The Center for Profitable Agriculture is a partnership program between the UT Ag. Extension Service and the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation. The Center is the state’s flagship program for value-added agriculture. The Center conducts feasability and marketing analysis for value-added agriculture ideas, develops educational and training programs across the state and assists in the evaluation and development of new and innovative agriculture business ventures.

The Center is located on the grounds of the Middle Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station in Spring Hill. The Center’s web site is http://cpa.utk.edu