Skip Navigation

Visit Iowa Farms


 

Welcome to the site where tourism and agriculture meet! Agritourism is a growing segment of the rural economy in many areas of Iowa. This website is your guide to rich and educational agricultural experiences in Iowa.

Examples of Iowa agritourism include bed and breakfasts, Christmas tree farms, farmers' markets, fruit and vegetable u-picks, hiking for a fee, hunting/fishing for a fee, mazes for a fee, retail stores, trail riding and wineries. These diverse businesses market a wide variety of produce, products and services to a wide variety of consumers that often value the experience of visiting a farm or rural area as much as the merchandise they purchase along the way.


Iowa Agritourism Enterprise Economic Impact Survey
Beyond new numbers from the Census of Agriculture, little is known about farmers involved Iowa’s agritourism industry. In the fall of 2008, the Iowa State University Extension Value Added Agriculture Program conducted a survey of agritourism operations in Iowa to learn about their activities, needs and the economic importance of this industry. The study results are one more clear indication that agritourism is a growing industry in Iowa. . . . Full Report



Agritourism funding is provided in part by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture and the North Central Risk Management Education Center.