The National Extension Tourism Network (NET) is composed of professionals from Cooperative Extension, Sea Grant, and other partner organizations, who integrate research, education, and outreach to support sustainable tourism. Learn more about the NETwork and benefits of getting involved in this “About NET” fact sheet.
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Agritourism is a growing sector for both the agriculture and tourism industries. Learn how agritourism programming by NET members is supporting the development of agritourism in ways that benefit farm viability, community vitality, environmental stewardship, and agricultural literacy.

Through a national survey process, the NET Design Team and the Regional Rural Development Centers found that the Cooperative Extension and Sea Grant systems offer agritourism programming in 36 states.
This webinar took place on September 15, 2022. The recording is available here. Webinar Follow-up – Get on the agritourism networking map to connect withRead More

Join us on 5/19/2022 to learn how four state Extension programs successfully use four different models of customer service trainings to generate greater economic impacts in their states’ economies.
Webinar Description: This 90-minute webinar focused on the economic impact of craft beer and the role of Extension. A panel of speakers shared best-practice examplesRead More
The intent of this volume is to provide an opportunity for academics, extension professionals, industry stakeholders and community practitioners to reflect, discuss and share the innovative approaches that they have taken to develop sustainable tourism in a variety of different contexts.
January 27, 2022— Today marks the launch of the very first NET Newsletter! If you didn’t receive it, you can access it here. Be sureRead More
Note: This newsletter was sent to NET subscribers on January 27, 2022. To subscribe to the NET mailing list, sign up here. Click here toRead More
The NET Design Team and the Regional Rural Development Centers carried out a national survey process from 2017 to 2019 to catalog current tourism andRead More