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THE BICHEL COMMITTEE

 

 

Table 7.2: Treatment frequency in 3 scenarios for 10 different types of farms, with a breakdown between clayey and sandy soil

Scenario Present Cropping*
DIAFE
Present Cropping**
Crop rotation group

++scenario

+scenario

      

Optimised
***

agronomic
****

optimised
***

agronomic
****

Clayey soil

Crop farming

Pig farming

Beet growing

Seed growing

Cattle farming

 

2.4

2.5

2.8

2.4

1.9

 

2.6

2.4

3.1

2.6

1.8

 

1.5

1.3

1.8

1.5

0.9

 

1.5

1.4

1.9

1.6

1.2

 

0.4

0.4

0.7

0.7

0.3

 

0.4

0.4

0.7

0.6

0.3

Sandy soil

Crop farming

Pig farming

Potato growing

Cattle farming, extensive

Cattle farming, intensive

 

1.8

1.9

3.9

1.4

1.0

 

2.3

2.0

3.4

1.3

1.2

 

1.0

1.3

2.6

0.6

0.3

 

1.2

1.2

2.6

0.8

0.7

 

0.3

0.3

0.5

0.2

0.2

 

0.3

0.3

1.2

0.3

0.2

Average ***** 2.44 2.4 1.45 1.7 0.47 0.41

* Based on data from 2000 farms with expanded accounts 1995/96; the figures exclude set-aside
** Based on data from 13000 farms with average pesticide consumption from 1994; the figures exclude set-aside
*** Economically optimised scenarios; the figures include set-aside
**** Agronomic scenarios; the figures include set-aside
**** Average figures for whole of Denmark, excluding set-aside and including controlling couch grass