Farmers interested in pursuing their own agritourism opportunities are invited to attend the 13th National Small Farm Trade Show, Nov. 3-5 on Columbia's Boone County Fairgrounds. As the largest annual small farm conference and trade show in the United States, last year's show drew more than 4,400 attendees and more than 150 exhibitors.

In addition to a full afternoon workshop on Nov. 4 focused on agritourism, farmers are invited to attend an agritourism reception immediately following the workshop, sponsored by AgriMissouri(TM), the Missouri Travel Council, the Missouri Division of Tourism and the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau.

The reception will feature light appetizers of Missouri-grown products and the opportunity to network with other successful AgriMissouri members. Representatives from AgriMissouri and the Missouri Travel Council will be on hand to talk about the benefits of membership in both organizations, and attendees will have the chance to win free joint membership in the AgriMissouri program and in Missouri Travel Council.

AgriMissouri's objective is to promote products grown, raised or processed in Missouri, including fresh fruits, vegetables, horticultural products and agritourism destinations throughout the state. For more information, visit www.AgriMissouri.com. The Missouri Travel Council is the official private sector umbrella organization of the tourism industry in the state of Missouri. For more information, visit www.MissouriTravel.com.

For more information about registering for the National Small Farm Trade Show, call 800-633-2535 or log on to
http://www.smallfarmtoday.com/tradeshow/default.asp.

For more information about Missouri's agritourism opportunities, contact AgriMissouri at 573-751-3394 or agrimo@mda.mo.gov or the Missouri Travel Council at 573-636-2814 or info@missouritravel.com. Consumers can log on to www.VisitMO.com to see current agritourism destinations in Missouri. To learn more about Columbia, log on to www.VisitColumbiaMO.com.