Thousands of farms are ‘boarded shut’ due to ‘outdated’ tax rules, says Ontario farmer

A man stands in the middle of multiple elevated plots of soil. There are trees and a building behind him, and a dozen white fertilizer bags laying on the ground in from of him.

Farmers in southern Ontario are fighting for a change to the Income Tax Act, so that inheriting nieces and nephews are included in tax deferrals. They say it will help keep farms across Canada open.