Across Ontario, aggregate extraction provides economic stimulus for many rural locales. Such operations often occur on agricultural land or within close proximity to productive farmland. Aggregate operations significantly alter the landscape and are often considered a nuisance to adjacent land owners. While research regarding the social impacts of aggregate extraction on rural residents has been conducted, little is known regarding the social, economic, environmental and land use impacts on farms in close proximity. This research seeks to identify the impacts on crop and livestock production along with corresponding best practices that can be utilized to mitigate these impacts. The goal is to see these best practices utilized early in the planning process to avoid conflict and negative impacts on agricultural production from future aggregate operations. This research will involve a jurisdictional scan to identify social, economic, environmental and land use impacts. In addition, both quantitative and qualitative methods will be utilized to identify impacts on agriculture (such as dust, noise and water) and promising practices that aggregate operators and municipal planners could use to limit these impacts. The goal of this project is to achieve compatibility, mitigate impacts and find synergies between the agriculture and aggregate sectors.