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Advisory Committee on Farm Classification
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The Advisory Committee on Farm Classification was established within the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food in 1973. It was chaired by Edward J. Kowal.
The committee held nineteen public meetings across Ontario and corresponded with field personnel of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, agricultural associations, other ministries and provincial governments. Its final report, published in 1975, recommended establishing a province-wide farm registry based upon a rural lands classification system which would be linked to all agricultural statutes, regulations, policies, and procedures
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The Advisory Committee on Farm Classification investigated problems associated with farming in Ontario, in particular the decreasing number of farm operations, the destruction of farmland, and urban encroachment on agricultural practices. The committee studied the feasibility of classifying farm lands and operations then applying a farm classification system to agricultural legislation
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Annual reports of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
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Not found in Canadiana.
Archivist(s):
Bob Krawczyk