Pesticide Usage in Scotland: Outdoor Vegetable Crops 2017

This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on outdoor vegetable crops grown in Scotland during 2017.


Appendix 2 – Survey statistics

Census and sample information

Table 21 Census crop areas 2017

Census area (ha) of vegetable crops grown in Scotland

Scotland 2017

Scotland 2015

% change

Vining Peas

7,808

7,029

11

Broad beans

1,767

1,469

20

Brussels Sprouts

1,040

776

34

Cabbages

278

204

36

Calabrese

1,794

1,513

19

Carrots

3,752

2,877

30

Cauliflower

330

218

51

Leeks

68

84

-19

Lettuce

93

87

8

Rhubarb

75

71

5

Turnips & Swedes

1,413

1,479

-4

All vegetable Crops (1)

19,336

16,672

16

(1) Includes other vegetable crops

Note: Data taken from the 2017 and 2015 June Agricultural Census

Table 22 Distribution of vegetable sample (excluding holdings growing only peas)

Number of holdings surveyed in each region and size group

Size (1) (ha)

Highlands & Islands

Caithness & Orkney

Moray Firth

Aberdeen

Angus

East Fife

Lothian

Central Lowlands

Tweed Valley

Scotland

0.1-9.9

4

1

1

2

1

1

0

1

0

11

10-19.9

0

0

1

1

6

4

0

1

2

15

20-29.9

0

0

1

1

3

1

1

1

1

9

30-39.9

0

0

1

0

4

2

0

0

1

8

>40

0

0

1

0

4

2

1

1

1

10

All sizes

4

1

5

4

18

10

2

4

5

53

(1) Refers to the area of vegetable crops (excluding vining peas) grown on holding

Table 23 Distribution of pea sample

Number of holdings surveyed in each region and size group

Size (1) (ha)

Angus

East Fife

Lothian

Central Lowlands

Tweed Valley

Scotland

0.1-9.9

2

0

0

1

0

3

10-19.9

7

1

1

2

1

12

20-29.9

4

1

0

1

2

8

30-39.9

1

0

0

2

1

4

>40

2

0

0

1

1

4

All sizes

16

2

1

7

5

31

(1) Refers to the area of vining peas grown on holding

Table 24 Sampled areas (vegetables excluding peas)

Areas (ha) of vegetable crops grown in sample

Size (1) (ha)

Scotland (2)

0.1-9.9

63

10-19.9

208

20-29.9

206

30-39.9

248

>40

415

All sizes

1,140

Table 26 Sampled areas (peas)

Areas (ha) of peas grown in sample

Size (3) (ha)

Scotland (2)

0.1-9.9

25

10-19.9

261

20-29.9

242

30-39.9

160

>40

226

All sizes

913

Table 25 Census areas (vegetables excluding peas)

Areas (ha) of vegetable crops grown in Scotland

Size (1) (ha)

Scotland (2)

0.1-9.9

1,718

10-19.9

3,704

20-29.9

2,373

30-39.9

1,315

>40

2,419

All sizes

11,529

Table 27 Census areas (peas)

Areas (ha) of peas grown in Scotland

Size (3) (ha)

Scotland (2)

0.1-9.9

888

10-19.9

2,889

20-29.9

1,548

30-39.9

835

>40

1,649

All sizes

7,808

(1) Size refers to area of vegetable crops (excluding peas) grown on holding

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

(3) Size refers to area of peas grown on holding

Table 28 Raising factors (vegetable crops excluding peas)

Size (1) (ha)

Highlands & Islands

Caithness & Orkney

Moray Firth

Aberdeen

Angus

East Fife

Lothian

Central Lowlands

Tweed Valley

0.1-9.9

5.09

2.49

20.56

12.29

71.91

36.46

N/A

34.82

N/A

10-19.9

N/A

N/A

31.51

12.86

14.68

11.99

N/A

26.88

13.72

20-29.9

N/A

N/A

15.19

4.94

8.71

24.64

14.89

9.09

6.91

30-39.9

N/A

N/A

18.42

N/A

2.82

4.58

N/A

N/A

1.96

>40

N/A

N/A

14.23

N/A

4.28

5.84

10.92

4.93

5.59

(1) Size refers to area of vegetable crops (excluding peas) grown on holding

N/A = not applicable

Table 29 Raising factors (peas)

Size (1) (ha)

Angus

East Fife

Lothian

Central Lowlands

Tweed Valley

0.1-9.9

43.82

N/A

N/A

10.80

N/A

10-19.9

9.74

21.25

7.78

15.27

11.59

20-29.9

7.49

4.18

7.49

4.90

5.41

30-39.9

12.49

1.00

N/A

2.06

7.95

>40

6.82

N/A

N/A

2.79

13.62

(1) Size refers to area of peas grown on holding

N/A = not applicable

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

Table 30 First and second adjustment factors

Highlands & Islands

Caithness & Orkney

Moray Firth

Aberdeen

Angus

East Fife

Lothian

Central Lowlands

Tweed Valley

ADJ2

Broad beans

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0.82

N/A

N/A

N/A

5.02

1.50

Brussels sprouts

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1.92

1.46

N/A

N/A

1.37

Cabbages

2.28

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0.65

N/A

N/A

N/A

3.37

Calabrese

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1.87

0.64

N/A

N/A

0.43

1.07

Carrots

0.44

0.44

0.89

4.57

1.53

2.39

0.30

0.62

0.27

1.01

Cauliflower

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0.14

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

7.70

Leeks

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0.57

N/A

N/A

1.66

Lettuce

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0.64

N/A

N/A

N/A

1.86

Other Vegetables

6.37

0.90

N/A

N/A

0.42

0.53

N/A

N/A

0.18

1.78

Rhubarb

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0.23

N/A

1.24

Turnips & Swedes

0.97

1.32

N/A

0.25

0.75

N/A

0.32

1.43

1.55

1.13

Vining peas

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1.00

1.10

1.47

1.00

1.03

1.00

N/A = not applicable

Response rates

The table below summarises the number of holdings contacted during the survey.

Table 31 Response rate

2017

% total

Target sample vegetables

60

100

Target sample vining peas

30

100

Total achieved vegetables

53

88

Total achieved vining peas

31

103

Total number of refusals/non-contact

41

Total number of farms approached

125

Financial burden to farmers

In order to minimise the burden on farmers, the survey team used non-visit methods of collection such as email, post or telephone call, where possible.

To determine the total burden that the 2017 outdoor vegetable crop survey placed on those providing the information, the surveyors recorded the time that 39 respondents spent providing the data during the surveys. This sample represents 46 per cent of growers surveyed. The median time taken to provide the information was 10 minutes.

The following formula was used to estimate the total cost of participating:

Burden (£) = No. surveyed x median time taken (hours) x typical hourly rate*

(* using median “Full Time Gross” hourly pay for Scotland of £13.98) ( 10)

The total financial burden to all growers resulting from participation in the 2017 outdoor vegetable crop survey was calculated to be £196.

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