ASAP PRESENTATION FEBRUARY 22, 2014

HOSTING FARM TOUR GROUPS ON YOUR FARM

DOUG HARRELL HARRELL HILL FARMS

HOSTING TOUR GROUPS

• 1. WHAT IS YOUR REASON FOR DOING THIS? • 2. WHAT WILL YOU FOCUS ON SHOWING? • 3. WHAT WILL BE INVOLVED IN CONDUCTING

THE TOUR? • 4. WHAT ARE THE RESULTS YOU WANT? • 5. DO YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO IT? • 6. WILL THIS PROMOTE YOUR LONG TERM

GOALS?

WHAT IS YOU REASON FOR DOING

• 1. IS IT TO MAKE MONEY?

• 2. IS IT TO TEACH PEOPLE?

• 3. IS IT TO HAVE FUN?

• 4. IS IT TO MARKET YOUR FARM

WHAT WILL YOU FOCUS ON SHOWING

• 1. WHAT THINGS ABOUT YOUR FARM ARE APPEALING TO THE GROUP?

• 2. ARE THESE THINGS APPEALING TO ALL AGES?

• 3. IS IT SAFE TO THE GROUP TO SHOW THESE THINGS?

• 4. ARE YOU WILLING TO SHARE SECRETS?

WHAT WILL BE INVOLVED

• 1. DO YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES NEEDED? • 2. DO YOU HAVE THE MANPOWER

REQUIRED? • 3. DO YOU HAVE THE TIME REQUIRED? • 4. CAN YOU AFFORD TO DO IT? • 5. DO YOU HAVE THE LEGAL PERMITS

NEEDED?

WHAT RESULTS DO YOU WANT

• 1. IS YOUR FOCUS TO MAKE MONEY? • 2. WHO ARE YOUR PROSPECTS? • 3. HOW ARE YOU PLANNING TO ATTACT

THEM? • 4. IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO MAKE A PROFIT

WHAT ARE YOUR REAL COST? • 5. ARE YOU WANTING TO BE A SERVICE TO

MANKIND?

DO YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES

• 1. WHAT EQUIPMENT WILL YOU NEED? • 2. IF YOU ARE DOING HAYRIDES DO YOU HAVE

SAFE TRAILERS AND TRACTORS TO USE? • 3. DOES YOUR LIABLITY INSURANCE COVER

THE ACTIVITIES YOU WANT TO DO? • 4. IF YOU ARE PLANNING REFRESHMENTS DO

YOU HAVE THE PERMITS NEEDED TO DO THIS?

WILL THIS HELP IN REACHING GOALS

• 1. DO YOU HAVE SHORT RANGE AND LONG RANGE GOALS FOR YOUR FARM?

• 2 IS THIS ACTIVITY IN LINE WITH THE OTHER ACTIVITIES ON YOUR FARM?

HARRELL HILL FARMS

• 1 FAMILY FARM SINCE 1796 • 2. DID SMALL TOUR GROUPS FOR 4 YEARS • 3. SITUATION CHANGED AND NOW DO ONLY

ONE LARGE TOUR GROUP AND ONE FIELD DAY EACH YEAR

SMALL GROUP ON THE FARM

DAD NO LONGER ALIVE

FAMILY FARM FESTIVAL

PROCESSING SORGUM SYRUP

THANK YOU

• ANY QUESTIONS?