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

- 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.