The website www.kansasagritourism.org and the Kansas AgriTourism e-Newsletter are provided specifically for Kansas farmers and ranchers involved in AgriTourism, with the intention of providing you with information, news, and feature stories that will help you make your business more successful.

These services are provided by the Kansas Agritourism Advisory Council, working in cooperation with:

- Kansas Department of Commerce, Agriculture Marketing Division
- Kansas Department of Commerce, Travel and Tourism Division
- Financial assistance provided by Frontier Farm Credit.

Thank you in advance for helping us determine what is working, and where we need to improve.

This survey should take no more than 3 minutes of your time.

2. I currently receive the e-newsletter, Kansas Agritourism News, each month:

(If "No", please skip down to question #9 regarding the Kansas Agritourism website)

To obtain your free subscription, go to: http://www.kansasagritourism.org/newsltr/enews_subscribe.htm

3. Please indicate the things you like to read about in the Kansas Agritourism e-newsletter:

Please rate each category and put a number in each box, using a scale of 1 to 5, where:
5=Always Read 4=Usually Read 3=Might Read 2=Usually Don't Read 1=Has No Interest to Me

a. Featured Farm Destination

b. Agritourism News in Kansas

c. Agritourism News From Other States

d. How-To Articles

e. Stories and Reminders About Workshops & Other Calendar Events

4. The “featured farm destination” story gives me ideas regarding how I might improve my own business.

5. I usually click on the buttons to finish reading stories on the website.

6. I would prefer shorter articles that don’t require me to go to the website to finish reading.

7. I would prefer more in-depth stories, where the e-newsletter tells me what the story is about, and I can click a link to read the rest of the story on the website.

8. I forward the e-newsletter to friends for them to read:

The following questions are about the website, www.kansasagritourism.org.

9. How often have you looked at the Kansas Agritourism Website (www.kansasagritourism.org)?

a. I have never looked at this website.

b. I usually visit the website about once a month

or

c. If you visit the website frequently, please tell us about how often each month:

d. I usually visit the website when the e-newsletter comes out

10. Please indicate the kinds of stories and information you like to read about on the Website:

Please rate each category and put a number in each box, using a scale of 1 to 5, where:

5=Always Read

4=Usually Read

3=Might Read

2=Usually Don't Read

1=Has No Interest to Me

a. Featured Farm Destination

b. Agritourism News in Kansas

c. Agritourism News From Throughout the U.S.

d. Calendar of Workshops and Events

e. Resources Directories that Llist State Offices, Buyers Guide, RC & Ds, Visitors Bureaus, etc.

f. How-To Articles, Such as Those On How To Build a Website, or Borrow Money for the Farm

11. Have you told anyone else about the website, and suggested they look at it?

12. Has anything in the newsletter or on the www.kansasagritourism.org website helped you run your agritourism business better? (Please describe in the box below)

If you have suggestions that will help us improve the newsletter or the website, please describe your ideas in the box below:

( Please indicate whether you'd prefer we contact you by phone or email for further information.)

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Questions? Contact Janna Dunbar, AgriTourism Leader for the Kansas Department of Commerce at jdunbar@kansascommerce.com, or call 785-296-3737.