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Insights on Agritourism Among Maine Producers: Evidence from the 2024 National Agritourism Producer Survey

May 2, 2025

This report presents findings from the 2024 National Agritourism Producer Survey, conducted in part to address the type of knowledge gaps just identified. The survey questionnaire was developed by researchers from Penn State University, the University of Maine, the University of Vermont, and Oklahoma State University. The online survey was open from March through August 2024, and 2,139 agritourism operators across the United States responded. A total of 94 survey participants identified themselves as being in Maine by reporting the postal (ZIP) code of their farm. The Maine-specific findings are available in the report below. (To access the national-level findings, visit this page.)

This survey is part of a larger project aimed at defining and enhancing the agritourism support system in the United States. The primary objective of conducting this survey was to identify areas where targeted interventions and programs can support agritourism development. Respondents were asked to evaluate several critical factors that impact their agritourism business. This included rating the degree to which they felt different aspects of the environment pose a challenge to developing agritourism in their region, tourism features of the region in which they operate, the socio-cultural environment in which they operate, and their views on how challenging the regulatory landscape is to their agritourism business.

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Insights on Agritourism Among US Producers: Evidence from the 2024 National Agritourism Producer Survey 

April 21, 2025

This report presents findings from the 2024 National Agritourism Producer Survey. The survey questionnaire was developed by researchers from Penn State, the University of Maine, the University of Vermont, and Oklahoma State University. This survey is part of a larger project aimed at defining and enhancing the agritourism support system in the United States. The primary objective of conducting this survey was to identify areas where targeted interventions and programs can support agritourism development across the country. A webinar about the findings took place on April 23, 2025, and was recorded. Access the recording here.

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What supports do caregivers in the Northeast use and what support do they still need?

October 10, 2024

This “Research Snapshot” explores the supports that caregivers use and the supports they still need, as reported by households as part of the “NER-Stat: Caregiving Survey” — a regional household survey that the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) conducted in collaboration with Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development (NERCRD), The Ohio State University and the National Farm Medicine Center. The survey was conducted in 2023 with 4,480 responses from the 13 states of the Northeast Region through a Qualtrics online panel. Since the caregiving needs of children and adults vary, the researchers explored variations on supports used based on the type of care provided. The dataset that this brief draws upon is also available online here: https://purr.purdue.edu/publications/4491/1

To learn more about this research and to access other briefs in this caregiving series, click here.

To access a version of this brief that focuses on the North Central U.S., click here.

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Direct-to-Consumer Sales of Agrifood Products by US Farms: Data from the 2022 Census of Agriculture

June 3, 2024

A new data brief by Jason S. Entsminger (University of Maine) and Claudia Schmidt (Penn State and NERCRD) provides a snapshot of the direct-to-consumer sales of agrifood products, and documents recent changes across the industry. The data brief, which was published by the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development (NERCRD), is available below:

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Agritourism and Recreational Services on US Farms: Data from the 2022 Census of Agriculture

May 7, 2024

A new data brief by Jason S. Entsminger (University of Maine) and Claudia Schmidt (Penn State and NERCRD) provides a snapshot of the national agritourism landscape and documents recent changes across the industry. The data brief, which was published by the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development (NERCRD), is available below:

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