How Agritourism can support farm resilience and succession

Have you ever considered tourism as a diversification opportunity for your farm? What is agritourism? Agritourism is an on-farm tourism experience that connects guests to farming activities and/or to farmers. Experiences could include such things as farm tours and demonstrations, on-farm retail outlets, farm stays, camping, pick your own produce and on-farm events. Farmers across the Lithgow region are invited to attend a FREE evening of networking and presentations to learn how tourism can support a farm’s profitability, resilience and diversification. Hear from experts from Nutrien Ag Solutions, Burns Planning & Developemnt, Kenny Spring Solicitors, Tilma Group, Local Land Services and Destination Central West NSW on the costs and benefits of tourism to determine if this is the right opportunity for you. Recent state planning legislation changes have made certain types of agritourism easier to develop on commercial farms to enable farmers to diversify their incomes, while protecting productive agricultural land by maintaining primary production as the principal use of the land