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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.


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Work is already beginning on the 2010 Iowa Travel Guide. Attractions, communities, lodging facilities and campgrounds that were listed in the 2009 edition will receive information sheets to review and edit. Changes should be returned to the Tourism Office by June 5, 2009. If your community has a new attraction that should be considered for the Travel Guide, please contact Kathy Bowermaster at kathy.bowermaster@iowalifechanging.com or 515.242.4708.

The advertising space deadline for the 2010 guide is June 30. New in 2010, Web site visitors will have the opportunity to order brochures from advertisers in the guide online, simply by checking a box when they place their Travel Guide order. Rate information and more details on the added value brochure ordering can be found in the Partner Information section of www.traveliowa.com.


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