David Fawcett of Markdale has been appointed to a two-year term on the Normal Farm Practices Protection Board.
He is also a member of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeals Tribunal where he Is serving a second term.
He is finance manager for Creative Marketing and Communications and farms at Vandeleur.
The board has the power to inquire into and resolve a dispute respecting an agricultural operation, including the determination of what constitutes a normal farm practice; and to make the necessary inquiries and orders to ensure compliance with its decisions.
The majority of its cases involve non-farming neighbours complaining about odours, noise and dust from nearby farms.
