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Pumpkins, apples and corn mazes: Agritourism is big business for farmers

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Loren Liebscher's corn maze theme this year is “twilight zone” inspired by Disney's Hollywood Studio's Tower of Terror. He designed and cut the corn maze himself. (Photo courtesy of Loren Liebscher)
Loren Liebscher's corn maze theme this year is “twilight zone” inspired by Disney's Hollywood Studio's Tower of Terror. He designed and cut the corn maze himself. (Photo courtesy of Loren Liebscher)

It's fall, and for many regions, that means it's time for apple picking, hay rides, and corn mazes. Agritourism has grown to a billion-dollar industry and gives farmers an extra source of income.

Harvest Public Media’s Xcaret Nuñez reports

Loren Liebscher opened one of Oklahoma's first corn mazes, P Bar Farms Corn Maze, in 2001.(Xcaret Nuñez/Harvest Public Media)
Loren Liebscher opened one of Oklahoma's first corn mazes, P Bar Farms Corn Maze, in 2001. (Xcaret Nuñez/Harvest Public Media)
Three-year-old Ava picked out her first pumpkin from Loren Liebscher's pumpkin patch. (Xcaret Nuñez/Harvest Public Media)
Three-year-old Ava picked out her first pumpkin from Loren Liebscher's pumpkin patch. (Xcaret Nuñez/Harvest Public Media)

This segment aired on October 28, 2022.

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