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About 1,000 farmers and ranchers yelled “Kill Bill 6” on the steps of Alberta’s legislature Monday, saying the proposed farm safety legislation will kill the family farm, prevent kids from learning the trade and cost thousands of dollars to families surviving on small margins.

Here’s how some of the farmers at Monday’s rally explained how the proposed legislation could impact their families:

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Yeka Schmitke, beef farmer south of Stony Plain: Schmitke said her children, including four-year-old Zach, wouldn’t be able to work alongside her and her husband while doing chores. Zach collects eggs and holds open gates for his father. He rides with his father while in the closed-cab tractor, wearing a seatbelt in the buddy seat. “We’re not against farm safety,” Schmitke said. “This is our lifestyle and they’re trying to set regulations on our lifestyle.”

Paul Hofer, farmer from the Silver Creek Hutterite Colony, southwest of Camrose: Hofer said the legislation would prevent children under 18 from working on the commercial farm. He said kids start working at age 10 to 12 gathering eggs and helping with the cows or turkeys. Before they head into the barns, they meet in the coffee shop and talk about the do’s and don’ts. “Work is part of the building block to building character,” Hofer said.