Growers warn modern database could impose burdens, expose proprietary practices
Multiple growers and industry representatives told the working group that detailed, public reporting could create administrative burdens and reveal proprietary information; they urged limited reporting for small operations and safeguards like aggregation or suppression rules.
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Farmers and industry participants emphasized the administrative burden and competitive risks of overly granular reporting. A grower from New England said Connecticut producers compete regionally and "we don't want to have to go beyond because ... that cost of dealing with that could make us be a unfair competitive advantage" to rivals in other states, urging parity with nearby competitors.
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