Have you looked at http://www.malt.org/ ?

Here's another one

http://www.farmland.org/

You are asking a rather broad question, any search engine will probably give you thousands of urls.

The issue is more complex than just 'combatting' urban growth. Urban growth that takes over farmland can degrade the value of properties and quality of life for the urban residents as well as the farmers. Farmers can be trapped by escalating land prices and forced off their farms by high taxes, resulting in a paradoxical loss of value for everyone. This can be avoided by proper planning and priorities -- easier said than done, but I think that is the main driver here.

Just my two cents, good luck with your project.

Bob

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Thank you for your two cents Bob.

The research I am involved in is to discover a variety of planning strategies to present to the policitcal powers that be in Central Ontario. This is in the hope that the policies may be endorsed to help combate the effects of urban spraw, land degradation, and agricultural loss.

If you have any sugestions for preservation strategies I welcome your comments.

To whom it may concern:
I am doign research to find out how much the farm industry decreasses in a year do u have any idea at all and if u could please send me more information about farm preservation.

SFDSA