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Farm Accidents & Kids

In many parts of farming country, the harvest season is underway. This means long hours and hard work for farmers and, in many cases, for their children as well. It's estimated that every year hundreds of children die from farm-related accidents. Marge Pitrof from W-U-W-M in Milwaukee reports that one group from Wisconsin is trying to get the government more involved in protecting children on farms, but some farmers say safety can't be regulated.

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