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Report from the Sub-committee on Production, Economics and Employment.

 

 
Table 5.14
Pesticide usage and gross margin in the different types of farm
  Present production Free1 ++ + Zero
A. Treatment frequency index          
Clayey soil          
Arable farms 2.4 2.3 1.5 0.4 0.0
Dairy farms 1.9 1.6 0.9 0.3 0.0
Pig farms 2.5 2.1 1.3 0.4 0.0
Arable farms with beets 2.8 2.8 1.8 0.7 0.0
Arable farms with seeds 2.4 2.3 1.5 0.7 0.0
Sandy soil          
Arable farms 1.8 1.1 1.0 0.3 0.0
Dairy farms2 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.0
Pig farms 1.9 1.7 1.3 0.3 0.0
Arable farms with potatoes 3.9 1.6 3 2.6 0.5 0.0
Average, all types 2.1 1.7 1.2 0.4 0.0
B. Gross margin          
Clayey soil          
Arable farms 3,310 3,420 3,430 2,780 2,290
Dairy farms 2,170 2,580 2,290 1,920 1,690
Pig farms 2,900 3,070 3,070 2,530 2,040
Arable farms with beets 4,150 4,310 4,270 3,310 2,610
Arable farms with seeds 3,840 4,080 4,140 3,470 2,660
Sandy soil          
Arable farms 2,220 2,290 2,270 2,110 1,690
Dairy farms2 1,880 2,240 2,070 1,900 1,700
Pig farms 2,200 2,320 2,310 1,950 1,660
Arable farms with potatoes 3,720 3,860 3,970 3,300 1,880
Average, all types 2,730 2,953 2,881 2,448 1,986

Note: Set-aside is included in treated acreage
1 Model-calibrated present production
2 Extensive production
3 The low treatment frequency index is an expression of the fact that small changes in the composition of the production can have a considerable effect on the pesticide treatment.
Source: Ørum (1999)