Few limits in N.D. on child farm labor

July 11, 2012 at 3:01 pm in Grand Forks Herald

On family farms, the transition from riding in a parent’s lap on a tractor to operating one can be a matter of just a few years. A recent set off rules, proposed but soon withdrawn by the U.S. Department of Labor, would have set a minimum age of 16 for children to operate tractors and other farm equipment. It would have exempted work done by young people on farms owned by their parents. Continue Reading