[Apple Pan Dowdy]

It says (in the 2nd paragraph): “The proposed regulations would not apply to children working on farms owned by their parents.”

So I am not sure what the big alarm is and what this has to do with the quote under the photo which talks about regulating the relationship between parents and their children on their own family’s farm.

[goodnesswins]

What about a kid who wants to run a COMBINE on a neighboring farm when s/he is 16? What about a kid who wants to cut neighbors lawns?

[cripplecreek]

So I am not sure what the big alarm is and what this has to do with the quote under the photo which talks about regulating the relationship between parents and their children on their own family’s farm.

I believe that a farm that has incorporated is no longer considered a family farm and is already subject to child labor laws. That may not seem like much of a distinction but any farm larger than a few acres of subsistence farming incorporates as a business.

[goodnesswins]

And, furthermore, Go read the article...

[CharlesThe Hammer]

Read at around paragraph 8:

“In multi-generational farm families, you often have several siblings or other relatives living in close proximity. Parts of the operation may be owned by several family members.”

So, brothers, sisters, uncles, cousins, aunts, in-laws, and grandparents would be subject to the new regulations.

That could definitely hamper operations on a “family” farm.

[READINABLUESTATE]

Growing up in a small rural town,(I was a town kid) I made a lot of money working for various farmers(Mers). In the spring, I’d be picking rock and in the summer and in the fall bailing hay, with some milking and other barn related chores mixed in.
Under these rules that would no longer be an option.