Item is the Final report of the A.I.C. 1983 conference "Food at any cost!" prepared by Rollie L. Hayman, Planning committee chairman. It includes the schedule of events, reports from the committees involved, such as accommodations, entertainment, finance, ladies and youth, program, publicity, reception, registration, tours and transportation. The conference was held from July 10-14, 1983 at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College.
Items contents: Part I. The labour force on farms -- Introduction -- The farm sector in the Atlantic Provinces -- Recent trends in the farm labour force in the Atlantic Provinces -- Likely future trends to 1971 -- Part II. The labour force in farm-related industry (Group A industries) -- Introduction -- Manpower in the food processing industries -- Employment requirements to 1971 (Group A industries) -- Co-operation between food processing firms and the college -- Part III. The labour force in farm related industries (Group B industries) -- Part IV. Conclusions and implications.
File contains a set of completed 'Agricultural values and wages' from James R. MacKenzie, crop correspondent from 1928-1934 for the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Statistics were gathered from Little Harbor, Pictou County, Nova Scotia.
These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie ca. 1793 discuss agriculture. He mentions the benefits of lime and manure in the soil as well as a recipe for cheese.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Earth Action, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. The episode features Vernon Thomas of the University of Guelph discussing agriculture and the economy. The episode aired on November 27, 1990, and was rebroadcasted on December 3, 1990 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs radio program.
File contains two issues of Agriculture and rural life : documenting change. One subtitled "Perspectives on the issues" (2001) and the other "Project report" (2001). Published by Minnesota State Historical Records Advisory Board and the North Dakota State Historical Records Advisory Board. Funding provided by the United States National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Item is a copy of the VHS cassette Agriculture goes to college / produced for the N.S. Dept. of Agriculture and Marketing. Production and photography by Margaret Perry, narration by George.
This file contains 4 individually unrelated papers, 3 of which are titled “Livestock”, “Crop Production”, and "Farm and Crop Areas and Number of Farms.”
