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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.

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

Seed treatments	Arable silage		Fodder beet		Fodder rape		Kale & cabbage		Maize		Stubble turnips		Turnips & swedes		Other fodder ⁽¹⁾		Total 2017	Total 2017	2013 ⁽²⁾	2013 ⁽²⁾
Seed treatments	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	kg	ha	kg
Fludioxonil	618	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	618	3	308	4
Fludioxonil/metalaxyl-M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	<0.5	204	<0.5
Fluopyram/prothioconazole/tebuconazole	751	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	751	11	181	3
Imazalil/ipconazole	759	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	759	8	544	8
Methiocarb	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	792	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	792	108	1,497	180
Prochloraz/triticonazole	417	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	417	10	2,295	66
Prothioconazole/tebuconazole	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	0.5	0	0
Tefluthrin	0	0	356	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	356	8	273	9
Thiamethoxam	0	0	0	0	0	0	622	32	0	0	0	0	2,606	68	210	20	3,438	25	3,589	79
Thiram	271	5	0	0	63	3	379	20	409	52	0	0	2,227	59	312	30	3,661	48	4,640	57
Unspecified seed treatment ⁽¹⁾	324	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	73	2	0	0	397	N/A	185	N/A
All seed treatments	3,174	48	356	58	63	3	1,001	35	1,243	100	0	0	4,906	80	522	30	11,265	222	15,887	557

Cont…

Table 6: Fodder crop seed treatment formulations – 2017 continued

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

Seed treatments	Arable silage		Fodder beet		Fodder rape		Kale & cabbage		Maize		Stubble turnips		Turnips & swedes		Other fodder ⁽¹⁾		Total 2017	Total 2017	2013 ⁽²⁾	2013 ⁽²⁾
Seed treatments	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	kg	ha	kg
No information seed treatment ⁽¹⁾	123	2	0	0	5	<0.5	196	10	0	0	0	0	207	5	0	0	531	N/A	0	N/A
No seed treatment	2,853	49	255	42	1,905	95	1,039	54	0	0	339	100	568	15	721	70	7,679	N/A	8,170	N/A
Crop grown from transplant	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	N/A	0	N/A
Area grown	5,801		611		2,007		1,915		792		339		3,806		1,033		16,304		19,524

(1) Refer to Appendix 3 for definitions

(2) For a full list of formulations recorded in 2013 please refer to the 2013 report ⁽³⁾

N/A = not applicable

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