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. 2010 Nov 28;46(6):862–877. doi: 10.1007/s00267-010-9588-x

Table 3.

Farm income and nitrate leaching of three farm types in the Midi-Pyrénées region in Francea

Farm type Farm income (k€/year) Nitrate leaching (kg N–NO3–/ha)
Baseline Nitrates directiveb Baseline Nitrates directiveb
Large scale-medium intensity-arable cereal 72 71 41 25
Large scale-medium intensity-arable fallow 77 76 36 36
Large scale-medium intensity-arable (others) 74 73 34 26

aA regional integrated assessment of the nitrate directive (adapted from Belhouchette and others 2010); b Experiment based on Nitrates directive (EC 1991)