Agritourism March 2017 Workshops

The LSU AgCenter offered two agritourism workshops titled “Safety and Emergency Management” on March 2017. The first workshop was held on March 7, 2017 at the LSU AgCenter’s Hill Farm Research Station in Homer and the second took place on March 9, 2017 at Ms. Heather’s Farms in Albany. These educational activities were part of the grant “Enhancing Louisiana Agritourism: Managing Financial and Legal Liabilities” funded through the US Department of Agriculture-National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) and the Southern Risk Management Education Center (SRMEC).

The workshop emphasized two themes: (i) Integrating safety into agritourism and (ii) Strengthening your agribusiness operation. Presenters included Marsha Salzwedel with the National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, Dora Ann Hatch, Maria Bampasidou and Tanya Ruffin with LSU AgCenter.

Material	Short Description
Workbook	This publication features material and presentations covered during the workshop Safety and Emergency Management workbook
Presentations	Here you can find pdfs of the workshop presentations Visitors on Farms and Ranchers. Keeping them Safe (Marsha Salzwedel) Agritourism a Growing Industry (Dora Ann Hatch) Agritourism Steps to Certification for Louisiana (Dora Ann Hatch)
Evaluations	TBA
LSU AgCenter Video	Short overview of featured topics Agritourism workshops aim to ensure safety

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Partners

Special thanks to the partner agencies providing support for these events:

USDA
Southern Extension Risk Management Education
Louisiana Department of Forestry and Agriculture
National Children's Center
Farm Bureaus Louisiana
Annie's Project
National Agricultural Law Center