Pesticide Usage in Scotland: Grassland and Fodder Crops 2017

This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on grassland and fodder crops in Scotland during 2017.


Table 26: Raising factors for grassland - 2017

H&I (1) C&O (1) Moray Firth Abdn (1) Angus East Fife Lothian Central Low-lands Tweed Valley S. Uplands (1) Solway
Grassland 23.08 11.67 14.83 15.56 13.69 12.72 13.50 21.09 9.67 11.65 13.44
Rough grazing 42.64 14.16 63.68 9.64 15.09 44.51 22.48 14.43 12.77 24.14 11.03

(1) H&I = Highlands & Islands, C&O = Caithness & Orkney, Abdn = Aberdeen, S. Uplands = Southern Uplands

Note: Raising factors are calculated by comparing the sampled crop area to the census crop area. Please see Appendix 4 – survey methodology for a full explanation

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