The 14-section agritourism business plan that lenders, county planners and insurers want to see, plus the staffing, feedback and burnout chapters that keep your farm running after the loan.

FSA's direct operating loan rate is now 5.625%, about four times its early-2021 level. Here's what that costs in real dollars, the 'pay back fast' test lenders use, and how farms from Vermont to Devon added visitor income using what they already owned.

Very few states have a grant built for agritourism, and most programs are closed. Here are all 50 states in one table, plus the programs still open as of 29 October 2026.

Only about half of farmers with children have named a successor. Here are 7 calm dinner-table questions, in the right order, to start the farm succession conversation before silence decides for you.

USDA forecasts record US farm debt of $605.1 billion in 2026 as costs climb and income falls. Here's why borrowing to grow more of the same deepens the hole, and how farms are adding agritourism cash flow with a plan their bank takes seriously.

DTN puts agritourism startup costs at $50,000 to $500,000+. Here is what U-pick, corn mazes, pumpkin patches, farm stays and events really cost to start, side by side, plus the hidden costs and 9 lessons from real farms.

In May 2026, New Jersey gave 72 farms and ag businesses $5 million for agritourism. Here is every federal, state and private funding source worth your time, who can apply, the catch nobody mentions, and how to win.