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Why Should Agritourism Farms Consider Blogs?

My recent fall farm survey found that 23.1% of the respondents currently are using Blogs as part of their farm marketing strategy. The farms using this technology told »»

Wine & Farm Trails Make Good Partnerships!

I just returned from Watkins Glen, NY where I gave an all day marketing seminar sponsored by Scoped and other local organizations.  Watkins Glen is located in »»

Bringing Agritourism to RFD TV

American Agri Women, with the assistance of Chris Wilson, recently received a grant of $175,000 from the USDA Risk Management Agency to record 13, half-hour television programs for »»

Agritourism Farm Boasts 1st Orange Grove Maze

I am often asked, “what’s next in agritourism?” Thanks to Bob McKellar at the Historic Seven Sycamores Ranch in Ivanhoe, California, I can tell you that this Easter there »»

10 Ways to Get Media Coverage for Your Farm

It’s time for all agritourism farm operators to develop a media strategy for your coming season.  Getting the news media to talk about you and publish a story »»

E-Mail Newsletters Show Positive Benefits

I continue to be amazed at the number of farm marketers that have not begun marketing with e-newsletters.  According to a recent survey I just read from »»

Ag Census Results Now Online

We have all been waiting for the tabulation of the (2007 Ag Census) to see the number of farms involved in agritourism.  While the Census questions aren’t »»

New Ag Census Just Released

The new Ag Census tells us that more people went into farming in the past 5years. This is no surprize to me because I continue to meet »»

New Agritourism Blog to Share Trends and Ideas

I am pleased to tell you that my new website is now online, and includes a blog for people interested in agritourism and »»