Archive for family farms
2011 Food Trends Supports Family Farms
The National Restaurant Association released their Survey of more than 1,500 professional chefs regarding what they see to be the Top 10 food trends for 2011. It was »»
Kentucky Farm Bureau visits Eckert’s Country Store
This past week, I was pleased to speak to 44 farmers from Kentucky on an ag tour through Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. Chris Eckert, 7th generation, spoke »»
Minnesota Family Farms Take on the Law.
Recently Eckert AgriMarketing discovered a disturbing lawsuit in Lake Elmo, Minnesota that is hurting several small family farms. Currently farmers in Lake Elmo can only sell the products they »»
Crop Mobs Begin To Grow
Have you ever heard of crop mobs?
Until recently I was not aware of this phenomenon that is popping up all over the country. But an article in »»
Mississippi Agritourism Association Hosts Annual Meeting
Cathy & Mike May,Lazy Acres Plantation
Last weekend I was pleased to participate in the Mississippi Agritourism Association annual meeting at Lazy Acres Plantation in Chunky, MS. »»
Agritourism Directory Now FREE to Farm Operators!
RuralBounty.com, the North American directory of Agritourism Farms and Ranches, is now providing free basic listings to all agritourism farms in the U.S. and Canada. The »»
Agritourism Operators are “Going Green”
One of the most current and talked about consumer and tourism initiatives that has all of us getting more involved is “Going Green,” or as one farm calls »»
Great Lakes Expo Exceed Planners Expectation
Over 4,000 farmers are now in Grand Rapids, MI attending the
Great Lakes Expo. The farm conference this week featured six multi track programs.
I am here today showing »»
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 »»
