Louisiana Agritourism: More About NAFDMA Tours

Monday, December 8, 2014

More About NAFDMA Tours

During the NAFDMA Conference participants will board buses and travel to agritourism destinations. There are seven farm stops planned. Choose the bus number that has the stops you prefer.

One of seven of the stops is described below.

he Apple Barn www.applebarncidermill.com
The Apple Barn really is a barn that was originally built back in 1910. After a complete renovation in 1980, The Apple Barn gave new life to this business. In The Apple Barn, you can browse a wide variety of handmade mountain crafts, food items, home decorations and collectables. And of course, apples and cider, from which it all began. You can head to The Cider Bar where you can sample the sippin’ cider hot or cold. The Apple Pie Kitchen, offers delicious treats like fried apple pies, apple doughnuts, and apple dumplins for eating there or taking home. The Candy Factory produces original sweets, including old-timey favorites, handmade on century-old equipment, and The Creamery offers up delicious homemade ice cream. Have a bite in either The Applewood Farmhouse Restaurant or The Applewood Farmhouse Grill and be sure to stop into The Apple Barn Winery which specializes in delightful apple and fruit wines.

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To qualify for the early registration rate, please be sure payment is postmarked by December 15th.

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Agritourism Law Limits Liability

In 2008, the Louisiana Legislature expanded the limitation of liability found in La R.S. 9:2795 et seq to include certain agritourism activities. The legislation authored by Representative Andy Anders and Senators Francis Thompson and Mike Walsworth provides that the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Foresty (LDAF) will develop a set of rules and regulations and that the LSU AgCenter will define a “plan of operation” for an agritourism venture and review those plans.

More about this law can be found on the LSU AgCenter Web site: www.lsuagcenter.com/agritourism

2012 Agriculture Census Shows Increase in Farming

WASHINGTON, May 2, 2014 –There are now 3.2 million farmers operating 2.1 million farms on 914.5 million acres of farmland across the United States, according to the 2012 Census of Agriculture, released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

“Once every five years, farmers, ranchers and growers have the unique opportunity to let the world know how U.S. agriculture is changing, what is staying the same, what’s working and what we can do differently,” said Dr. Cynthia Clark, the retiring head of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, which administered the survey.

Eighty-seven percent of all U.S. farms are operated by families or individuals.
Principal operators were on average 58.3 years old and were predominantly male; second operators were slightly younger and most likely to be female; and third operators were younger still.
In Louisiana agritourism grew from 170 farms in 2007 to 361 farms in 2012.
In Louisiana onfarm agritourism sales jumped from $2,486 to $8,996 in 2012.
In Louisiana the definition of agritourism is broader than the definition in the census; meaning that numbers are greater.