AGENCY: Department of Agriculture and Food. Marketing, Communications, and Economic Development Division

SERIES: 80334
TITLE: Marketing order files
DATES: 1966-
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by marketing order

DESCRIPTION: Files concerning each marketing order created to aid growers in solving common problems of the industry ie. eradication of disease, pests, marketing and promotion. Included in these records are rules and statutes, marketing plans, feasibility studies, management reports, reports of project implementation, resolutions, history of the order, correspondence and project proposals.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain for 5 year(s)

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 03/1988

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 5 years and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Historical

This retention is based on the fact that these records are a history of each marketing order and will have research value for agricultural researcher in years to come. There are some housekeeping records included which will be weeded out.