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The Rural Voice, 1983-02, Page 28ADM — FINANCE AND POLICY 1 FARM ADVICE Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food ORGANIZATION CHART Farm Products Appeal Tribunal Ontario Food Terminal Board Ontario Stock Yards Board MINISTER DEPUTY MINISTER J LiOntario Agricultural Museum Advisory Board Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario Ontario Farm Machinery Board IAOM — MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT Marketing Farm Prods Marketing Market Development Food Processing Duality and Standards Livestock Inspection Dairy Inspection Fruit & Veg Inspection Foodland Preservation 8 Improvement Foodland Preservation Capital Improvements Legal Services Provided by Attn -Gen Crop In urance 8 Stabilization Farm Assistance Programs Economics Strategic Planning ADM—TECHNOLOGY AND FIELD SERVICES Education 8 Research Rural Organizations and Services Horticultural Research Institute of Ontario Alfred College Centralia College Kemptville College New Liskeard College Ridgetown College Ontario Agricultural Museum Commumcatrons Advisory 8 Technical Services Agricultural Representatives Branch Animal Industry Branch Plant Industry Branch Agricultural Lab Services Veterinary Lab Services Administration Personnel Accounts 8 Office Services Audit OMAF STREAMLINED Changes have been taking place with- in the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The ministry has been restructured, in its own words, "stream- lined", to create a "forward-looking organization with a strong planning component, a more effective manage- ment system and an efficient grouping of programs and resources... to be as responsive as possible to Ontario's $10 billion agriculture and food industry." The changes mean some established OMAF programs are now the responsi- bility of new divisions within the minis- try, and there has been considerable shifting of ministry employees. OMAF is now made up of three major sections, each headed by an assistant deputy minister, responsible to deputy minister Duncan Allan who is in turn responsible to Agriculture and Food Minister Dennis Timbrell. Bill Doyle is the assistant deputy minister of market- ing and development, Ralph Benson is in charge of finance and policy, and Clare Rennie heads technology and field services. Both marketing and development, and technology and field services are each broken down into a number of divi- sions, each further broken down into operating branches, colleges and insti- tutions that carry out ministry policies. Four operating branches make up fi- nance and policy. The executive directors of OMAF's six divisions are: Alan Cooper, marketing; Kenneth McDermid, quality and stan- dards; Henry Ediger, foodland preserva- tion and improvement; George Collin, education and research; David George, advisory and technical services; and, Roland Sewell, administration. Lower level OMAF personnel have BEING A The main objective of Ontario Vaca- tion Farm Association is to expose, and educate farm life and life styles to the urbanite, to promote agriculture and its products, to increase farm income, promote tourist areas and ultimately be ambassadors for our country. We offer warm, friendly, home atmosphere for a relaxed vacation. The Ministry of Tourism & Recreation supports OVFA by publishing a com- plete listing of our farm hosts in the "Ontario Accommodation Guide". This PG. 28 THE RURAL VOICE, FEBRUARY 1983 been moving place to place in connec- tion with the re -organization. Jack Ha- garty becomes manager of field services in the new rural organizations and services branch and will supervise a field staff of 65 people. He was previously area co-ordinator and farm management specialist in Stratford. The agriculture representatives branch of OMAF has also been streamlined with the appointment of three regional man- agers: Charlie MacGregor to Kemptville, Richard Heard to Centralia and Daniel Rose to Orangeville. FARM HOST is distributed to tourist information centres in Ontario, inter -provincially, and into the U.S. The OVFA membership fee is $125. The association has established a list of criteria to belong to the association. For more information on the criteria to become a farm host, contact the OVFA area director at 527-1438. Anne Ste. Marie OVFA Area Director, Seaforth.