NASHVILLE, TENN. (Feb. 1, 2012) – National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Bill Donald welcomed a crowd of roughly 6,000 cattlemen and women to Nashville, Tenn., for the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show with news that the U.S. Department of Labor announced today, Feb. 1, 2012, the agency’s intent to reconsider a portion of its proposed rule related to on-farm child labor. Donald commended American farmers and ranchers for making their voices heard on the proposed rule, which could have restricted, and in some instances totally prevented, America’s youth from working on farms and ranches…
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The announcement this afternoon by the Department of Labor is they are going to extend the comment period on the re-proposal of the “parental exemption” portion of the child labor in agriculture proposed rule which was published last September. And Colin Woodall, NCBA’s Vice President of Governmental Affairs, said this is good news…