KENNEBEC JOURNAL • May 28, 2023
Farmers use chemicals carefully and sparingly, always in accordance with published requirements. We are tested and certified to use farm chemicals. Our licenses are renewed every three years. There is no problem with the current regulatory program that L.D. 1770 is designed to address. It is merely an attempt to create a database of detailed information, with no mention of how that information will be used. L.D. 1770 will impose a very high cost on the state and its farmers, while not providing any evident benefit. Mainers will be much better served if L.D. 1770 does not become law. ~ Dennis Wichelns, Manchester