
ERME Outstanding Project Awards
2022 Southern Region ERME Outstanding Project Award Recipient: Wendell Pepper
Project Director Wendell Pepper, University of Tennessee, received the 2022 award in the Southern Region. Wendell’s project was titled, “Managing Risk By Improving Farm Business Management Skills”. This project provided educational opportunities that helped participants manage financial risk by evaluating farm business records and applying economic principles in decision making. Click here to learn more about this project and how it impacted participants.

2021 Southern Region ERME Outstanding Project Award Recipient: Megan Bruch Leffew
Project Director Megan Bruch Leffew with the University of Tennessee Extension, Center for Profitable Agriculture, received the 2021 award in the Southern Region. Megan’s project was titled “Business Planning and Marketing Education for Tennessee Farmers”. This project provided educational opportunities to help participants manage financial and marketing risk by developing business plans and implementing cost-effective online marketing strategies. Click here to learn more about this project and how it impacted participants.