Pesticide usage in Scotland: Outdoor Vegetable Crops 2021

This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on outdoor vegetable crops in Scotland during 2021.

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Table 21 Distribution of vegetable sample (excluding holdings growing only peas)

Number of holdings surveyed in each region and size group

Size(1) (ha) Highlands & Islands Caithness & Orkney Moray Firth Aberdeen Angus East Fife Lothian Central Lowlands Tweed Valley Scotland
0.1-9.9 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 7
10-19.9 0 0 1 1 4 3 1 1 2 13
20-29.9 0 0 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 12
30-39.9 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4
>40 0 0 0 0 3 4 5 1 2 15
All sizes 2 0 5 3 13 12 8 4 4 51

(1) Refers to area of vegetable crops (excluding vining peas) grown on holding

Note: vegetable data was also collected from six holdings in the pea sample

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