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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

Herbicides	Arable silage		Fodder beet		Fodder rape		Kale & cabbage		Maize		Stubble turnips		Turnips & swedes		Other fodder ⁽¹⁾		Total 2017	Total 2017	2013 ⁽²⁾	2013 ⁽²⁾
Herbicides	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	kg	ha	kg
2,4-D/glyphosate	0	0	0	0	37	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	73	0	0
2,4-D/ MCPA	97	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	97	164	99	133
2,4- DB	241	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	241	233	766	824
2,4- DB/ MCPA	174	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	174	290	0	0
Bromoxynil/ terbuthylazine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	3	1,083	1,168
Chloridazon	0	0	280	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	280	372	0	0
Chloridazon/metamitron	0	0	123	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	123	187	103	154
Clomazone	0	0	0	0	0	0	49	3	0	0	0	0	711	19	24	2	784	49	1,151	78
Desmedipham/ethofumesate/lenacil/phenmedipham	0	0	878	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	878	260	305	90
Desmedipham/ethofumesate/phenmedipham	0	0	28	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	12	290	80
Dicamba/ MCPA/ mecoprop-P	14	<0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	8	275	433
Dicamba/ mecoprop-P	110	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	110	58	611	277

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Table 9: Fodder crop herbicide formulations – 2017 continued

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

Herbicides	Arable silage		Fodder beet		Fodder rape		Kale & cabbage		Maize		Stubble turnips		Turnips & swedes		Other fodder ⁽¹⁾		Total 2017	Total 2017	2013 ⁽²⁾	2013 ⁽²⁾
Herbicides	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	kg	ha	kg
Diflufenican	72	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	72	12	0	0
Dimethenamid-P/metazachlor	0	0	0	0	35	2	65	3	0	0	0	0	812	21	152	15	1,064	803	0	0
Dimethenamid-P/pendimethalin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	240	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	240	431	0	0
Ethofumesate/metamitron	0	0	48	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	48	0	0
Florasulam/fluroxypyr	45	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	5	0	0
Fluroxypyr	145	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	145	21	184	22
Glyphosate	106	2	77	13	383	19	231	12	97	12	0	0	383	10	84	8	1,362	1,877	1,916	2,452
Lenacil/triflusulfuron-methyl	0	0	459	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	459	99	6	<0.5
MCPA	48	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	50	336	255
Mesotrione/terbuthylazine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	102	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	102	56	628	289
Metamitron	0	0	919	92	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	919	1,010	531	425
Metazachlor	0	0	0	0	0	0	132	7	0	0	0	0	1,115	29	81	8	1,329	699	3,816	2,385
Metsulfuron-methyl	48	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	0	0	0

Cont..

Table 9: Fodder crop herbicide formulations – 2017 continued

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

Herbicides	Arable silage		Fodder beet		Fodder rape		Kale & cabbage		Maize		Stubble turnips		Turnips & swedes		Other fodder ⁽¹⁾		Total 2017	Total 2017	2013 ⁽²⁾	2013 ⁽²⁾
Herbicides	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	ha	kg	ha	kg
Metsulfuron-methyl/thifensulfuron-methyl	110	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	110	3	391	9
Metsulfuron-methyl/tribenuron-methyl	14	<0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	<0.5	489	7
Nicosulfuron	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	1	101	3
Pendimethalin	290	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	649	82	0	0	0	0	0	0	939	721	1,321	1,676
Propaquizafop	0	0	69	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	69	10	89	10
S-metolachlor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	2	0	0	63	84	0	0
Tribenuron-methyl	319	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	319	2	772	4
Triflusulfuron-methyl	0	0	312	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	312	5	53	1
Unspecified herbicide ⁽¹⁾	116	2	0	0	130	6	25	1	0	0	0	0	193	5	78	8	542	N/A	0	0
All herbicides	1,948	21	3,194	100	585	27	503	19	1,149	100	0	0	3,277	67	420	38	11,074	7,647	17,574	11,776
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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