Home > Community > Community Rural Development > Agritourism Best Management Practices and Plan of Operation [Image: BMP and Plan of Operation] Best management practices are suggested practices that an agritourism professional can use to minimize risks in an agirtourism enterprise.These best management practices can be used in the plan of operation under “suggestions to minimize risks.” Plan of Operation [Image: Plan of Operation] An agritourism plan of operation is a planning document that assists agritourism professionals in complying with La R.S. 9:2795.5 to reduce agritourism liability. Click Here for Lead Louisiana Blog Instructions on how to post comments to the Evaluation blog. Agritourism -- a new agricultural business enterprise [Image: agritourism] Agriculture and tourism together present unique opportunities for farmers to diversify and expand their operations. This brochure provides the steps in developing an agritourism business venture. (PDF format only)  more articles... The Agritourism Connection April 2012 A quarterly e-newsletter providing information how to start, grow or sustain your agritourism venture. Topics covered in this newsletter include: outdoor enterprise development business plan workshop announcement, how to use paddling trails for added farm income, organic gardening, choosing where to sell produce, MarketMaker, instructions on how to qualify for farmers market program in Louisiana and the 2011 Ag Summary. Outdoor Enterprise Business Plan Development Workshop [Image: cover] Landowners who have considered an outdoor recreational enterprise as a business venture, those who would like to expland an existing operation or anyone interested in generating additional income from their property should attend this one day workshop. Land management specialists, enterprise operators, attorneys and bankers will present the facts and figures and lead "hands-on" sessions to help draft an outline of a business plan. Outdoor Enterprises Business Plan Development and Legal Considerations Workshop [Image: pic of brochure] Landowners who have considered an outdoor recreational enterprise as a business venture, those who would like to expland an existing operation or anyone interested in generating additional income from their property should attend this one-day workshop. Land management specialists, enterprise operators, attorneys and bankers will present the facts and figures and lead "hands-on" session to help draft an outline of a business plan. Agritourism Limited Liability Law Fact Sheet The fact sheet was written by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. It contains the agritourism limited liability law and an explaination of that law. The Louisiana Agritourism Connection January 2012 A quarterly e-newsletter providing information on how to start, grow or sustain your agritourism venture. Topics covered in this newsletter include: new agritourism survey, food trends for 2012, nature-based tourism, MarketMaker, local chefs linking to new markets online, new dairy blog, free classes teaching online marketing and using internet to get your business noticed. The Louisiana Agritourism Connection January 2011 A quarterly e-newsletter providing information to start, grow or sustain your agritourism venture. Topics covered include: online marketing, farm stays, MarketMaker, educational opportunities on the Web and the hottest trends in restaurant menus that offer opportunities for farmers. WirelessED introduced at Connect My Louisiana meeting [Image: Speakers from WirelessED, Consumer Action, and the LSU AgCenter ] The LSU AgCenter was pleased to host the first Wireless Ed Roundtable in Louisiana on Oct. 24, 2011, in Baton Rouge. Speakers from WirelessED, Consumer Action, and the LSU AgCenter discussed the importance of broadband Internet connectivity at the meeting hosted in Efferson Hall and broadcast out to Acadia, Franklin, St. Tammany and West Carroll parishes. Agritourism Fact Sheet for Entrepreneurs [Image: Agritourism Fact Sheet for Entrepreneurs] This fact sheet contains information on links to the Louisiana Agritourism Limited Liability Law, animal welfare act, LSU AgCenter help sites for agritourism and information on MarketMaker. Connect My Louisiana and WirelessED Roundtable [Image: Connect My Louisiana and WirelessED Roundtable] The roundtable will educate consumers about how to make informed choices to select and use a wireless plan and the Connect My Louisiana boardband program. The Louisiana Agritourism Connection September 2011 This quarterly newsletter edition offers information on the upcoming paddling and canoeing workshop, farm trips and fall farmers markets. It also includes ideas on how to grow your farm into an agritourism venture and how to use quick response codes to market your venture. Click for more information...