Family as a catalyst in farms' diversifying agricultural products: A mixed methods analysis of diversified and non-diversified farms in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio

摘要

Highlights?Survey and interviews indicate that farms diversify to employ the next generation.?Having children under 18 raises farms' interest in diversifying.?Methods look prospectively at how farms view potentially diversifying further.?Non-diversified farms diversify by adding products while children are teens.?Diversifying during teen years earns money for college and satisfies FFA and 4-H.