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Publication - Statistics

Pesticide usage in Scotland: Grassland and Fodder Crops 2021

Published
26 October 2022
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural
ISBN
9781805250166

This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on grassland and fodder crops in Scotland during 2021.

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Table 7: Fodder crop herbicide and growth regulator formulations – 2021

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 2021 Total 2021 2017 (2) 2017 (2)
  ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
2,4-D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 10 0 0
2,4-D/MCPA 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 57 97 164
2,4-DB/MCPA 170 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 170 237 174 290
Clomazone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 986 28 0 0 986 58 784 49
Clopyralid 0 0 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 4 0 0
Clopyralid/florasulam/ fluroxypyr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 4 0 0
Diflufenican 75 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 5 72 12
Diflufenican/ iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium/ mesosulfuron-methyl 255 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 255 10 0 0
Dimethenamid-P/ metazachlor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 469 13 0 0 469 358 1,064 803
Dimethenamid-P/ pendimethalin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 778 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 778 1,360 240 431
Dimethenamid-P/ quinmerac 0 0 84 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 18 0 0
Ethofumesate 0 0 214 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 214 41 0 0
Ethofumesate/ metamitron 0 0 399 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 399 352 48 48

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Table 7: Fodder crop herbicide and growth regulator formulations – 2021 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 2021 Total 2021 2017 (2) 2017 (2)
  ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
Ethofumesate/ phenmedipham 0 0 648 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 648 298 0 0
Florasulam/fluroxypyr 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 3 45 5
Florasulam/halauxifen-methyl 255 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 255 1 0 0
Fluazifop-P-butyl 0 0 105 9 29 1 0 0 0 0 46 10 0 0 0 0 180 33 0 0
Fluroxypyr 361 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 361 51 145 21
Fluroxypyr/ halauxifen-methyl 71 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 9 0 0
Glyphosate 31 1 261 22 431 19 626 30 0 0 0 0 454 13 232 23 2,034 2,358 1,362 1,877
Lenacil 0 0 245 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 245 35 0 0
Lenacil/ triflusulfuron-methyl 0 0 225 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 225 48 459 99
Mesotrione 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 172 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 172 26 0 0
Mesotrione/nicosulfuron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 498 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 498 78 0 0

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Table 7: Fodder crop herbicide and growth regulator formulations – 2021 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 2021 Total 2021 2017 (2) 2017 (2)
  ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
Metamitron 0 0 2,026 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,026 1,921 919 1,010
Metazachlor 0 0 0 0 79 4 537 26 0 0 0 0 1,378 39 49 5 2,044 1,073 1,329 699
Metsulfuron- methyl 255 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 255 2 48 0
Metsulfuron- methyl/ thifensulfuron- methyl 382 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 382 10 110 3
Napropamide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 167 5 0 0 167 94 0 0
Nicosulfuron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 172 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 172 7 31 1
Pendimethalin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 429 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 429 386 939 721
Pendimethalin/ picolinafen 45 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 45 0 0
Phenmedipham 0 0 297 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 297 92 0 0
Propaquizafop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 1 0 0 43 2 69 10
Thifensulfuron- methyl/ tribenuron- methyl 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 1 0 0
Tribenuron- methyl 0 0 140 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 140 2 312 5
Unspecified herbicide 48 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 [z] 542 [z]
All herbicides 2,066 19 4,674 100 540 20 1,163 52 2,089 100 46 10 3,496 71 281 27 14,355 9,090 11,074 7,647

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Table 7: Fodder crop herbicide and growth regulator formulations – 2021 continued

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

Growth regulators 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
Mepiquat chloride/ prohexadione-calcium 45 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 6 0 0
Trinexapac-ethyl 300 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 14 0 0
All growth regulators 344 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 344 21 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)

Note: some shorthand is used in this table: [z] = not applicable.

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