Your land is your livelihood, but are you making as much money from it as you can? If you’re not taking advantage of the boom in agritourism, you could be leaving dollars on the table. With forecasts* predicting agritourism to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 13.4% (2021-2027), why not share the beauty of your land and earn extra money doing it?
LandTrust.com is designed to make it easy by connecting landowners with people seeking outdoor recreation, from hunters to hikers, birdwatchers to cross-country skiers, fishermen to photographers. Farmers and ranchers looking to add income with minimal effort have made Landtrust.com the leading network for recreational access. Founded in 2019, LandTrust.com now offers listings for more than 1,000,000 available acres in 37 states.
Landowners simply list their property for booking through the company’s website while LandTrust handles the marketing, participant vetting, insurance, bookings and payments on an easy-to-use platform. When a group books a visit, the landowner receives 85% of the price while maintaining 100% of the control. The landowner controls when the property is available and makes all the rules for visits. With no upfront costs and no minimum contract, there’s no risk. At any time and for any reason, landowners can simply remove their listing.
“It’s been awesome,” says J.D. Ham, who owns a cattle ranch near Bozeman, Montana. “I wish I’d have known about it a lot sooner.” Now starting his third hunting season with Landtrust.com, he says, “When I first heard about it, I didn’t think I wanted random guys coming onto the place. But I figured if worse comes to worse, I can end it. It’s not a contract deal. Then after the first couple of groups, I was convinced. Everybody’s been great. They leave gates the way they find them. I hardly know they’re up there.”
Seth Ackerman, who owns a farm in Northwest Kansas, agrees. “I’d recommend it for sure,” he says. “I signed up because it seemed like a good opportunity to make extra money with minimal input from me. They take care of the logistics and make it easy. And the interaction I’ve had with everybody at LandTrust has been great.”
To find out more about this opportunity, visit landtrust.com.
