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.


Table 6: Fodder crop fungicide and sulphur formulations - 2021

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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