This website serves Farmers and Ranchers in the Kansas AgriTourism Industry.
For family outings, go to http://www.travelks.com

Welcome to Kansas AgriTourism!

This website has been developed specifically for Kansas farmers and ranchers involved in AgriTourism, rural properties where the traveler has an opportunity to experience farm and country life far from the hustle of the city.
The site is a project of the Kansas Agritourism Advisory Council, working in cooperation with:
the Kansas Agriculture Marketing Division and the Travel and Tourism Division of the Department of Commerce
and with financial assistance from Frontier Farm Credit.
We invite you to explore this website to find a variety of articles and resources that will help you succeed in agritourism.
If you have any questions, please contact the Department of Commerce, Travel and Tourism Division, and ask for the Agritourism Liaison.
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"Ask the Expert"

(As our website has grown, these articles and responses have been moved to the article archive. We apologize for any inconvenience.)

Jane Eckert, the founder of Eckert AgriMarketing, is a nationally recognized expert in AgriTourism and AgriMarketing, and was recently presented the 2005 Leadership Award by the North American Farm Direct Marketing Association. Jane has devoted herself to helping thousands of tourism professionals and farmers grow their profits through AgriTourism. Jane worked directly with the development of the Kansas AgriTourism Initiative in 2004, and has been asked to again serve as the consultant to the state in 2005.

Raised on her family’s apple farm, Jane worked in corporate marketing on the west coast for more than 15 years, and then returned as V.P. of Marketing for Eckert’s Country Store and Farms, which now attracts more than 500,000 guests annually.

Today, Jane consults with state travel divisions, agriculture departments, farms and ranches throughout the nation, teaching them to replicate the Eckert techniques.

If you have a specific question that you would like to ask Jane Eckert, just send her an email.  She'll get back to you promptly. Some questions and answers will be posted here on the website to share with others, but we will not use your name or identify you in any way without your permission.

Click here to email Jane Eckert