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the hearing is called to order i'd like to thank our witness for appearing today the purpose of today's hearing is to examine proposed regulations by the u.s department of labor pertaining to the employment of youth on farms and ranches like other sectors of the economy farming and ranching have experienced profound changes over the years the combination of mechanization biotechnology and the use of more specialized fertilizers has allowed farmers to grow more food using less land than at any time in history while these new technologies and methods have brought significant change to agriculture the need to educate and train the next generation of farmers remains as important today as it was nearly a hundred years ago it has often been said but needs repeating here farming is a profession learned by doing and while school-based instruction is important it can teach youth a great deal but there is no substitute for actual on-farm ranch experience while i'm pleased by dol's announcement y