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Technology and Field Services
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Technology and Field Services was established on April 1, 1982 within the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The agency was headed by an Assistant Deputy Minister of Technology and Field Services, who was responsible for two divisions: the Advisory and Technical Services Division, and the Education and Research Division.
The Education and Research Division was responsible for outreach programs furnished through the Rural Organizations and Services Branch, Horticultural Research Institute, Ontario Agricultural Museum, and the Agricultural Colleges at Alfred, Kemptville, Ridgetown, Centralia, and New Liskeard. The Advisory and Technical Services Division supplied information and technical assistance through the Animal and Plant Industry Branches, the Agricultural and Veterinary Laboratory Services, and the Agricultural Representatives Branch.
Technology and Field Services was dissolved in 1990.
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Technology and Field Services supervised programs relating to agricultural education, quality control standards, laboratory services, and rural assistance and information programs on behalf of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
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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, 1982- 1990
Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12- 24
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Paul McIlroy