Pesticide usage in Scotland: arable crops and potato stores 2020

This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on arable crops and potato stores in Scotland during 2020.


References

1. Food and Environment Protection Act 1985:

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/48 [Accessed 26 Oct 2021]

2. Regulation (EC) 1185/2009: Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning statistics on pesticides (Text with EEA relevance) (legislation.gov.uk) [Accessed 26 Oct 2021]

3. Wardlaw, J., Davis, C., Monie, C. & Reay, G. (2019) Pesticide Usage in Scotland, Arable Crops 2018, Scottish Government: https://www.sasa.gov.uk/document-library/arable-crops-and-potato-stores-2018 [Accessed 26 Oct 2021]

4. Monie, C., Reay, G. & Wardlaw, J. (2017) Pesticide Usage in Scotland, Arable Crops 2016, Scottish Government https://www.sasa.gov.uk/document-library/arable-crops-and-potato-stores-2016 [Accessed 26 Oct 2021]

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http://www.irac-online.org/ [Accessed 26 Oct 2021]

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http://www.frac.info/home [Accessed 26 Oct 2021]

11. Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC)

http://hracglobal.com/ [Accessed 26 Oct 2021]

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15. Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Retained EU law equivalent to the EU Sustainable Use Directive (2009/128/EC), Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides (Text with EEA relevance) (legislation.gov.uk) [Accessed 26 Oct 2021]

16. Scottish Quality Crops Manual https://www.sqcrops.co.uk/uploaded/documents/1603703574.pdf [Accessed 26 Oct 2021]

Contact

Email: psu@sasa.gov.scot

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