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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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References

1. Food and Environment Protection Act 1985: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/48

2. Regulation (EC) 1185/2009 Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning statistics on pesticides (Text with EEA relevance) (legislation.gov.uk)

3. Monie, C., Reay, G. Wardlaw, J. & Hughes, J. Pesticide Usage in Scotland, Grassland and Fodder Crops 2017, SGARE, Edinburgh 2018 Grassland and Fodder Crops 2017

4. Watson, J., Monie, C. & Reay, G. Pesticide Usage in Scotland, Grassland and Fodder Crops 2013, SGRPID, Edinburgh 2014.Grassland and Fodder Crops 2013

5. PUSSSTATS PESTICIDES USAGE STATISTICS - Data (fera.co.uk)

6. SRUC Crop Protection Report. Issue 07. 13 May 2021

7. SRUC Crop Protection Report. Issue 06. 29 April 2021

8. SRUC Crop Protection Report. Issue 01. 18 February 2021

9. HSE https://www.hse.gov.uk/pesticides/pesticides-registration/applicant-guide/treated-seed.htm

10. Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) https://www.irac-online.org/

11. Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC) https://www.frac.info/home

12. Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC) https://hracglobal.com/

13. Agricultural Statistics, Scotland 2021. HMSO, Edinburgh 2021 https://www.gov.scot/publications/results-scottish-agricultural-census-june-2021/documents/

14. Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2021 (Table 3.5a) https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/regionbyoccupation2digitsocashetable3

15. EU Sustainable Use Directive (2009/128/EC) http://eurlex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:309:0071:0086:en:PDF

16. Wood, H.J. An Agricultural Atlas of Scotland. George Gill and Sons, London, 1931.

17. Agricultural Statistics, Scotland 2017. HMSO, Edinburgh 2017 https://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/10/9554/345899

18. Scottish Quality Crops Manual https://www.sqcrops.co.uk/uploaded/documents/1603703574.pdf [Accessed 12 Sep 2022]

Contact

Email: psu@sasa.gov.scot

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