Based on the 2017 Agricultural Census data obtained through a special request from the University of Vermont, these fact sheets provide comprehensive insights into the demographics of farms that offer agritourism and direct sales services in each state. Fact sheets are organized by geographic region.
Contributors: Claudia Schmidt, Penn State; Kacey Lo (Research Assistant), Penn State; Lisa Chase, University of Vermont; Chadley Hollas (Cultivating Tourism); Jason Entsminger, University of Maine; Stacy Tomas, Oklahoma State University; Stephan Goetz, NERCRD and Penn State; Sarah Cornelisse, Penn State
This work was supported in part by the United States Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under project # 2020-68006-31683. Partial funding is provided by the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC), located at Iowa State University, www.agmrc.org. AgMRC is a national website dedicated to providing information to producers and service providers on value-added agriculture businesses. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2122374. This work is also supported in part by the Pennsylvania State University and NIFA Multistate/Regional Research and Extension Appropriations under Project #NE2249.
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This factsheet shares an overview of the United States Agritourism Factsheet series.
Factsheets for the following states - CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, and WV
Factsheets for the following states - IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, OK, SD, and WI
Factsheets for the following states - AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, and VA
Factsheets for the following states - AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, and WY
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According to the 2017 Agricultural Census, the United States has 153,961 farms offering Direct Sales or Agritourism.
