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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 22: Sampled area of fodder crops - 2021

Area (ha) of fodder crops grown in the sample

Size⁽¹⁾ (ha)	H&I⁽²⁾	C&O⁽²⁾	Moray Firth	Abdn⁽²⁾	Angus	East Fife	Lothian	Central Lowlands	Tweed Valley	S. Uplands⁽²⁾	Solway	Scotland
0.1 - 4.9	22	32	15	22	1	22	0	5	6	6	4	136
5.0 - 9.9	36	25	40	87	27	7	12	44	24	33	55	390
10.0 - 14.9	27	27	59	47	26	25	0	50	66	25	100	452
15.0 - 19.9	37	19	41	81	15	28	24	49	38	49	51	433
20.0 +	84	0	117	112	144	0	26	142	198	127	282	1,232
All sizes	206	103	272	349	213	83	62	291	333	239	492	2,643

(1) Size refers to the area of fodder crops grown on the holding.

(2) H&I = Highlands & Islands, C&O = Caithness & Orkney, Abdn = Aberdeen, S. Uplands = Southern Uplands.

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