29 C.F.R. § 780.106 Employment In ''primary'' Agriculture Is Farming Regardless of Why Or Where Work Is Performed

• Library: Code of Federal Regulations
• Edition: 2023 Edition
• Currency: Current through September 30, 2023

When an employee is engaged in direct farming operations included in the primary definition of "agriculture," the purpose of the employer in performing the operations is immaterial. For example, where an employer owns a factory and a farm and operates the farm only for experimental purposes in connection with the factory, those employees who devote all their time during a particular workweek to the direct farming operations, such as the growing and harvesting of agricultural commodities, are considered as employed in agriculture. It is also immaterial whether the agricultural or horticultural commodities are grown in enclosed houses, as in greenhouses or mushroom cellars, or in an open field. Similarly, the mere fact that...