Ontario. Agricultural Representatives Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Agricultural Representatives Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Agricultural Representatives Branch

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      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1982-1993

      History

      Agricultural Representatives were first appointed in the Ontario Department of Agriculture in 1907, and an early "Agricultural Representative Branch" existed between 1920 and 1956. Between 1956 and 1982, the Agricultural Representatives were administered within the Extension Branch. Within the Extension Branch, the Agricultural Representative Service coordinated the activities of the Agricultural Representatives. By the late 1960's, however, the term "Agricultural Representative Service" was no longer used in descriptions of Extension Branch activities, although the branch remained responsible for the Agricultural Representatives.

      In 1982, the Extension Branch was disbanded and the agricultural representatives were administered through a newly-created Agricultural Representatives Branch. The branch formed part of the Advisory and Technical Services Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

      In May 1993, the Agricultural Representatives Branch was dissolved and its field personnel were divided amongst branches that combined program delivery with regional branches. Specifically, these were the Farm Business Management and Western Region, the Livestock Technology and Eastern Region, the Crop Technology and Southern Region, and the Leadership and Organisations Development and Central/ North Region.

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      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Agricultural Representatives Branch administered the Agricultural Representatives of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The representatives, who were situated across Ontario, provided education programs, advisory services and administered government policies designed to assist farmers in the management of their operations. During certain years, the representatives reported to regional co-ordinators. Specific programs of the branch included farm management, livestock management, and soils and crops management. The branch also administered the Northern Ontario Assistance Program.

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      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food (1972-1994)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA68

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food controls Ontario. Agricultural Representatives Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1982-1993

      Description of relationship

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      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1066

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Approved

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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          Sources

          Annual Reports of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 1982- 1993.

          Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12- 24

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Paul McIlroy/Charles Levi