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 24: Sampled area of fodder crops - 2017

Area (ha) of fodder crops grown in the sample

Size (1) (ha) H&I (2) C&O (2) Moray Firth Abdn (2) Angus East Fife Lothian Central Low-lands Tweed Valley S. Uplands (2) Solway Total
0.1 - 4.9 11 12 19 27 5 5 5 7 5 4 7 107
5.0 - 9.9 48 32 67 103 40 46 14 44 25 44 27 491
10.0 - 14.9 25 25 43 61 33 13 23 52 43 37 71 425
15.0 - 19.9 35 32 26 69 13 0 0 59 55 6 115 411
20.0 + 66 0 113 65 49 0 68 19 153 21 211 766
All sizes 185 101 268 324 140 65 109 181 281 113 432 2,200

(1) Size refers to the area of fodder crops grown on the holding

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

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