Some of the typical farm activities that youth may participate in without receiving certification include (but not necessarily recommended):
- pruning Christmas trees
- mowing lawns
- picking berries
- picking vegetables
- picking tree fruit (on ladders less than 20 ft off the ground)
- milking cows
- harvesting or curing tobacco
- feeding hogs, chickens, calves (without auger conveyor)
- riding a horse
- painting (using ladders less than 20 ft off the ground)
- operating a garden-type tractor (under 20 hp)
- loading hay bales on wagon
- carpentry (but not using power saw)
- trimming and pruning hedges, grape vines, etc.
- fueling tractor and performing machinery maintenance
- setting fence posts and repairing fences but not using powered digger or driver
Of course, all farm activities require proper training and supervision.
