Ontario. Soils and Crops Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Soils and Crops Branch

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    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Soils and Crops Branch

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1962-1982

      History

      The Soils and Crops Branch was established in 1962 within the Ontario Department of Agriculture, replacing the Field Crops Branch. It formed part of the Production Division (1962-1966), the Services Division (1966) and the Production and Rural Development Division (1966- 1982).

      The Soils and Crops Branch was dissolved on April 1, 1982. The Plant Industry Branch took over the soil conservation and grower incentive programs, and the Agricultural Services Laboratory Branch assumed soil and seed testing.

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      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Soils and Crops Branch promoted soil conservation along with the improvement and increased production of field crops in Ontario. The branch worked to improve crop yields, nutrient contents, and storage systems; co-ordinated herbicide trials and "weed alerts"; provided pedigreed seed through the Canadian Seed Growers Association; assisted commercial greenhouses in designing transportation systems and disease-resistant seeds; and researched new insecticides and application methods.

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      Internal structures/genealogy

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      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture (1888-1966)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA59

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture controls Ontario. Soils and Crops Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1962-1966

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food (1966-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA60

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture and Food controls Ontario. Soils and Crops Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1966-1972

      Description of relationship

      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. Soils and Crops Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1972-1982

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Crop Technology Branch (1982-)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1180

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Crop Technology Branch is the successor of Ontario. Soils and Crops Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

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      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1056

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      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 Department of Agriculture, 1962-1966

          Annual Reports of the Department of Agriculture and Food, 1967-1972

          Annual Reports of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 1972- 1982.

          Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12- 24

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Paul McIlroy