Farm-Based Recreation: A Statistical Profile
By Dennis M. Brown and Richard J. Reeder
Economic Research Report No. (ERR-53) 28 pp,
December 2007
Farm-based recreation provides an important niche market for farmers, but limited
empirical information is available on the topic. Access to two USDA databases, the
2004 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) and the 2000 National
Survey on Recreation and the Environment, provided researchers with a deeper understanding
of who operates farm-based recreation enterprises, such as hunting and fishing
operations, horseback riding businesses, on-farm rodeos, and petting zoos. Regression
analysis identified the importance of various farmer and farm characteristics, as well as
local and regional factors associated with farmer operation of, and income derived from,
farm-based recreation.
Keywords: agritourism, recreation, ARMS, NSRE, rural development, tourism, farms, ERS, USDA
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Updated date: December 31, 2007
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