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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 17: Regional distribution of fodder crop areas in 2021

Census area (ha) of fodder crops grown in Scotland

	Highlands & Islands	Caithness & Orkney	Moray Firth	Aberdeen	Angus	East Fife	Lothian	Central Lowlands	Tweed Valley	Southern Uplands	Solway	Scotland 2021	Scotland 2017	% change
Fodder beet	54	0	87	229	185	89	79	127	88	*	236	1,193	611	95
Fodder rape	369	156	319	199	53	35	*	289	351	357	99	2,248	2,007	12
Kale & cabbage	120	50	158	359	128	115	102	308	298	256	174	2,068	1,915	8
Turnips & swede	328	152	798	1,282	313	46	70	247	61	164	55	3,517	3,806	-8
Maize	*	0	0	*	*	*	0	100	30	*	1,010	1,229	792	55
Other stock-feeding crops	669	682	706	822	439	107	305	707	574	407	1,063	6,481	6,834	-5

*Regional data have not been provided in order to prevent disclosure of information relating to fewer than five holdings.

Note: 'other stock-feeding crops' include arable silage, fodder rape, kale, stubble turnips and fodder crop mixes.

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