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Pesticide usage in Scotland: Grassland and Fodder Crops 2021

This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on grassland and fodder crops in Scotland during 2021.

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Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated

Fungicides	Arable silage		Fodder beet		Fodder rape		Kale & cabbage		Maize		Stubble turnips		Turnips & swedes		Other fodder⁽¹⁾		Total 2021	Total 2021	2017 ⁽²⁾	2017 ⁽²⁾
	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	kg	ha	kg
Azoxystrobin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	61	2	0	0	61	15	0	0
Benzovindiflupyr	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	2	0	0
Bixafen/fluoxastrobin/ prothioconazole	45	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	13	181	38
Cyflufenamid	45	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	<0.5	0	0
Cyproconazole/ penthiopyrad	255	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	255	48	0	0
Cyproconazole/ trifloxystrobin	0	0	49	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	49	9	0	0
Fluoxastrobin/ prothioconazole	170	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	170	34	0	0
Fluoxastrobin /prothioconazole/ trifloxystrobin	283	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	283	43	148	24
Fluxapyroxad/ mefentrifluconazole	45	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	5	0	0
Folpet	286	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	286	194	0	0
Mefentrifluconazole	255	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	255	22	0	0
Prochloraz/ tebuconazole	45	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	14	0	0
Prothioconazole	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	119	3	0	0	119	23	79	15
Prothioconazole/ spiroxamine	50	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	12	0	0
Prothioconazole/ tebuconazole	255	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	255	57	88	5
Tebuconazole	255	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	255	41	0	0
All fungicides	2,019	15	49	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	179	5	0	0	2,247	532	885	208
Sulphur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	119	3	0	0	119	495	0	0
Area grown (ha)	5,453		1,193		2,248		2,068		1,229		479		3,517		1,028		17,214		16,304

(1) Refer to Appendix 3 for definitions.

(2) For a full list of formulations recorded in 2017 please refer to the 2017 report⁽³⁾.

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