A visitation-based profile of agritourism farms in Missouri

Christine Tew; Carla Barbieri

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A visitation-based profile of agritourism farms in Missouri

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Christine Tew, Carla Barbieri

Year:

2012

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Fisher, Cherie LeBlanc; Watts, Clifton E., Jr., eds. Proceedings of the 2010 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-94. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 120-125.

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Abstract

We conducted a survey in 2008 to examine the farmland physical characteristics, operator attributes, agritourism offerings, and business operations associated with different levels of visitation on agritourism farms. Responses from 164 agritourism farms show that the majority are family-owned and family-operated and are located in rural areas. In addition to providing for visitors, agricultural production remains a priority on most farms.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 2010 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium

Citation

Tew, Christine; Barbieri, Carla. 2012. A visitation-based profile of agritourism farms in Missouri. In: Fisher, Cherie LeBlanc; Watts, Clifton E., Jr., eds. Proceedings of the 2010 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-94. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 120-125.