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 24: Raising factors for grassland - 2021

  H&I(1) C&O(1) Moray Firth Abdn(1) Angus East Fife Lothian Central Low-lands Tweed Valley S. Uplands(1) Solway
Grassland 24.19 12.44 23.02 20.86 25.60 24.68 15.89 21.59 9.98 12.74 18.49
Rough Grazing 80.08 29.51 47.94 50.68 102.63 56.88 240.58 16.49 31.45 30.52 19.87

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

Note: raising factors are calculated by comparing the sampled crop area to the census crop area. Please see Appendix 4 – survey methodology for a full explanation.

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