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Landscapers in New Hampshire are finding it difficult to get a license to spray garden-variety pesticides on lawns, and that?EUR??,,????'?????< Rich Kahn, the owner of Kahn Landscaping LLC in Wilton, says that he has been landscaping for at least six years and has a bachelor?EUR??,,????'?????< Kahn?EUR??,,????'?????< It didn?EUR??,,????'?????< As a result of his dilemma, Kahn contacted John Knowles, D-Hudson, N.H., who proposed skipping the experience and education requirements all together. ?EUR??,,????'?????< That?EUR??,,????'?????< Sheffield said that it is much more difficult to obtain a license in New Hampshire. Many landscapers start by mowing lawns out of high school and may work years and build up a business before they even understand there are licensing requirements, ?EUR??,,????'?????< ?EUR??,,????'?????< Sheffield is past president of the New Hampshire Landscapers Association, but he says he was talking strictly for himself. The association has discussed the issue, but not everyone agrees on a position. Those with supervisory licensing may support the status quo, while those without one oppose it. Sheffield has been on both sides. He had a license but let it lapse, and now subcontracts the spraying to someone without a license. If the past is any guide, the Agriculture Department and its Pesticide Control Board will oppose the bill. They opposed it years ago, said outgoing Agricultural Commissioner Steve Taylor, but that was when more commercial applicators worked on farmland. ?EUR??,,????'?????< Source: New Hampshire Business Journal
Landscapers in New Hampshire are finding it difficult to get a license to spray garden-variety pesticides on lawns, and that?EUR??,,????'?????<
Rich Kahn, the owner of Kahn Landscaping LLC in Wilton, says that he has been landscaping for at least six years and has a bachelor?EUR??,,????'?????<
Kahn?EUR??,,????'?????<
It didn?EUR??,,????'?????<
As a result of his dilemma, Kahn contacted John Knowles, D-Hudson, N.H., who proposed skipping the experience and education requirements all together.
?EUR??,,????'?????<
That?EUR??,,????'?????<
Sheffield said that it is much more difficult to obtain a license in New Hampshire. Many landscapers start by mowing lawns out of high school and may work years and build up a business before they even understand there are licensing requirements, ?EUR??,,????'?????<
Sheffield is past president of the New Hampshire Landscapers Association, but he says he was talking strictly for himself.
The association has discussed the issue, but not everyone agrees on a position. Those with supervisory licensing may support the status quo, while those without one oppose it. Sheffield has been on both sides. He had a license but let it lapse, and now subcontracts the spraying to someone without a license.
If the past is any guide, the Agriculture Department and its Pesticide Control Board will oppose the bill. They opposed it years ago, said outgoing Agricultural Commissioner Steve Taylor, but that was when more commercial applicators worked on farmland.
Source: New Hampshire Business Journal
Francisco Uviña, University of New Mexico
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