Andrew Branan

Andrew Branan is Associate Extension Professor at NC State University, specializing in agricultural law, real property, and land succession planning. His extension work focuses on legal counseling for farmers, landowners, and food entrepreneurs across North Carolina and Virginia.

Key Initiatives: Developed educational resources including Planning the Future of Your Farm for landowners and Getting Started in Farming for beginning farmers. Provides legal guidance to food processing companies creating market opportunities for agricultural producers.

Practice Experience: Managed a solo law practice advising agricultural clients on business structuring, asset transfer, and regulatory compliance. Specializes in counseling new farmers and inheritors of agricultural land.

Education: JD (Wake Forest University), BA (Hampden-Sydney College).