agritourism

Last week, Governor Jay Inslee signed legislation limiting liability for ag business that open their operations to the public for agritourism activities.  Senate Bill 5808 received near unanimous approval from lawmakers.   “Anyone who wants to educate consumers on from where their food comes, should be protected under this bill.”   Warni...

Legislation limiting the liability ranchers and farmers face during agritourism activities cleared its final legislative hurdle this week.  The state House made minor changed to Senator Judy Warnick’s legislation, and then moved the bill to Governor Jay Inslee for his signature.  Senate B...

A bill that would limit liability for farmers and ranchers who take part in agritourism passed the Washington State Senate last week with a vote of 42-6.   Senator Judy Warnick said, “Life on a farm is hard, sometimes dangerous work, and this bill clarifies liability when they open up their operations to the public to cut down their own Christmas trees, or pick their pumpkins for Halloween.”   ...

At their Annual Meeting, Visit Tri-Cities named the Country Mercantile as their Tourism Champion of the Year which celebrates a business that goes above and beyond in providing memorable experiences.   Owner Jay Wood said he was honored and noted that it can be hard to tourism experience at a farm so he wants to bring that to the people.  ...

Low commodity prices have some farmers scrambling to find other sources of income, and one option could be agritourism.   Iowa State University’s Alyssa Dick is an agritourism specialist and she notes that the industry is worth an estimated $759 billion.   “...