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Special Concert By George Strait
Houston Livestock Show And Rodeo™ Announces
Houston Livestock Show
and Rodeo officials announced changes to the 2013 Show schedule today, with a surpris- ing twist. The upcoming Show will be one day longer, running for 21 days — Monday, Feb. 25, through Sunday, March 17 — with a special concert-only per- formance on the final day by George Strait. The performance, held in
Reliant Stadium at 7 p.m. (ten- tative), will be a full-length con- cert, with opening performances by the Randy Rogers Band and Martina McBride. The carnival, shopping areas, livestock and horse show, food booths, and other exhibits throughout the grounds will be open on this day.
“George has had a lot of
special moments in the 30 years since he first appeared at the Show,” said Leroy Shafer, chief operating officer of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. “I remember the day we flew him in as a replacement act an hour before his performance. He took the stage and quickly stole the hearts of our Rodeo fans. And, George has been here for all of the Show’s major milestones since that first performance in 1983. We are extremely excited that he is going to close our 2013 Show with this special concert,” he added. w
DOL Withdraws Proposed Child Labor Rules on Farms
On April 26, the Obama Administration announced its
plans to withdraw a Department of Labor (DOL) proposed child labor rule applicable to agriculture. The proposed rule would have severely limited the ability of young people to work on farms and ranches. “We are pleased the Administration responded to the
concerns of the agricultural community and decided against changing the current rules for young people work- ing on farms and ranches. This was a poorly conceived rule and they did the right thing by withdrawing it,” said AHC President Jay Hickey. The proposed rule would have placed new limitations
on the ability of young people to work for pay on farms or ranches not owned solely by their parents and would have effectively barred employees under 16 from work- ing in most capacities in agriculture, especially around livestock, such as horses. In November 2011, the AHC submitted comments
opposing the rule. The Administration has stated it will not re-propose any new regulations on this issue. Instead, it will “work with rural stakeholders to develop an edu- cational program to reduce accidents to young workers and promote safer agricultural working practices.” The AHC encourages members of the horse com-
munity to visit
www.horsecouncil.org to learn how they can get involved. w
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