New government laws could go into effect that would prevent children from having to do chores on farms. The children in rural families are often needed to keep farms running and it requires them to put in a lot of manual labor. Because it’s technically not a paying job in most cases, there have been no government mandates stating how much labor a child can put in per day. Read more about the proposed regulations below. Julie1205
Hurricane Irene Leads To Pumpkin Shortage
Even though Hurricane Irene has come and gone, she’s not done hitting the East Coast where it hurts-it’s wallet. Due to Irene, there maybe a pumpkin shortage this year especially in the Northeastern states. The shortage of pumpkins has already led to a price increase of wholesale prices which means buying pumpkins from the store will be much more than it was last year. Pumpkin farmers were having a hard time before the storm due to heavy rains this year, but Irene topped it off. Looks like I’ll have to be getting my pumpkins early this year! Read more after the jump. @Julie1205
