Louisiana Agritourism: NAFDMA Tour Stop Seven

Monday, December 15, 2014

NAFDMA Tour Stop Seven

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

Honeysuckle Hill Farm www.honeysucklehillfarm.com Honeysuckle Hill Farm takes great pride in the role they play as a wholesome family entertainment destination. They give farm tours to about 15,000 school children and entertains weekend guests with their exciting and unforgettable fall experience. The Farm offers plenty of outdoor recreational activities and seasonal attractions all year long. During autumn, they feature haunted attractions at night and plenty of activities involving pumpkins during the day! Guests can learn more about how daily life works on a farm, and enjoy various outdoor games and activities. Visitors looking for a more physical experience can check out their zip lines, a massive seven-acre corn maze, a new Bungee Trampoline, 30ft Rock Wall, and 2 large jumping pillows. Honeysuckle Hill Farm has an abundance of animal exhibits, including a petting farm and competitive farm animal racing: the ever popular Hillbilly Pig Races.

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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.