A collection of agribusiness tools and resources from the Center of Agribusiness and Economic Development to help evaluate business opportunities. Files are available in PDF or Excel format.
A How-To Guide for a Successful Agritourism Enterprise
Prepared for the University of Georgia's Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development and North Carolina State Cooperative Extension's Business Side of Agritourism Program Series. The primary investigators on this project were Kent Wolfe, Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development and Gary Bullen, North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension.
Complete Manuals
- Agritourism My Way: A Complete Guide to Starting an Agritourism Operation
- How-To Guide for a Successful Agritourism Enterprise
Individual Chapters
- Considering an Agritourism Enterprise
- Community Service
- Customer Service
- Risk Assessment
- Marketing your Agritourism Enterprise
- Promoting your Agritourism Business
- Qualifying and Quantifying Personal Agritourism Potential
- Regulations that Affect Agritourism
- Risk Management
Budgets
Budget spreadsheets from CAED:
- Farm Tour Spreadsheet - Dr. Kent Wolfe
- School Field Trip Market Potential Calculator - Dr. Kent Wolfe
Case Studies
Review the following case studies from the Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development at UGA.
2017
- Selling Cheese in Georgia
- Starting a Winery in Georgia
- Making Fine Yogurt in Georgia
- Grass Fed Pork in Georgia
2016
- Selling Organic Barley to Craft Breweries: A Real Market Opportunity
- Case Study Summary
- Organic Farm: Example 1
- Organic Farm: Example 2
Tools
Small & Home-based Business - Packaging for Safe Shipping
Kent Wolfe and Sharon Kane
September 2013 - AT-13-01
Advanced Food Product Market Potential Calculator
Kent Wolfe
September 2013