I am a huge supporter of farms and ranches generating additional income through agritourism — not only does this help generate additional monies for an agriculture operation but it can serve as a way to help bridge the gap of understanding between city folks and producers. However, as Craig Raysor (a.ka. @AgriLawyer) from Gillon & Associates, PLLC points out in this article, farmers and ranchers should be careful before jumping head first into agritourism.
Craig clearly explains four major considerations including: 1) a higher standard duty of care to invitees, 2) scope of insurance policies, 3) potential business formation and entities, and 4) depending on your state, government value-added agritourism programs. I encourage you to read Craig’s article before adding agritourism to your business.