The Impacts of On-farm Diversification to the Family Farm and the Intersection of Land Preservation through Public Planning in Ontario

Have you ever wondered what prompts Ontario family farmers to diversify, land use planning policies allow for alternative uses on farms and how can continue preserve agricultural lands as farming continues change? This primary research objective is understand on-farmdiversification impacts the farm intersection of on-farm diversification preservation through public policy in Ontario. The 2016 OMAFRA Guidelines PermittedUses Ontario’s Prime Agricultural Areas was/is first tool that provides farmingentrepreneurs municipal government planners opportunities create diversified whilebalancing preservation. will:
 
 Endeavour explore which rural municipalities are using this efficiently andeffectively; Discover if assisting entrepreneurs identifying bestpractices;
 Identify it only prime warrant these landpreservation; Acknowledge preserving lands; and
 Propose changes framework regarding andland preservation.
 Overall, simply not enough agriculture Ontario, we must also farmer Keywords: diversification; preservation; farm;