Farmland conservation policies typically use zoning and differentiated taxes to prevent urban development of farmland, but little is known about the effectiveness of these policies. This study adds to current knowledge by examining the impact of British Columbia's Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), established in 1973, which severely restricts subdivision and nonagricultural uses for more than 4.7 million hectares of farmland. http://ajae.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2014/11/20/ajae.aau098.short?rss=1 Don't miss a post: Like us at: www.facebook.com/IntegrityBritishColumbia