Pesticide usage in Scotland: soft fruit 2020

This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on soft fruit crops grown in Scotland during 2020.


References

1. Food and Environment Protection Act 1985: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/48 [Accessed 29 Oct 2021]

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) [Accessed 29 Oct 2021]

3. Monie, C. Davis, C Reay, G. & Wardlaw, J. (2019) Pesticide Usage in Scotland, Soft Fruit Crops 2018, Scottish Government https://www.sasa.gov.uk/document-library/soft-fruit-crops-2018 [Accessed 29 Oct 2021]

4. Reay, G. Monie, C. & Wardlaw, J. (2017) Pesticide Usage in Scotland, Soft Fruit Crops 2016, Scottish Government

https://www.sasa.gov.uk/document-library/soft-fruit-crops-2016-0

[Accessed 29 Oct 2021]

5. AHDB – Aphids in strawberry: chemical control

https://ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/aphids-strawberry-chemical-control

[Accessed 29 Oct 2021]

6. Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC)

https://irac-online.org/ [Accessed 29 Oct 2021]

7. Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC)

http://www.frac.info/home [Accessed 29 Oct 2021]

8. Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC)

http://hracglobal.com/ [Accessed 29 Oct 2021]

9. Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2020 (Table 3.5a) https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/regionbyoccupation2digitsocashetable3 [Accessed 29 Oct 2021]

10. Agricultural Statistics, Scotland 2020. HMSO, Edinburgh 2020

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

12. Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Retained EU law equivalent to the EU Sustainable Use Directive (2009/128/EC), Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides (Text with EEA relevance) (legislation.gov.uk) [Accessed 29 Oct 2021]

13. Guidance for Red Tractor Assurance Scheme

Red Tractor Crops & Sugar Beet Standards - Red Tractor Assurance [Accessed 29 Oct 2021]

Contact

Email: psu@sasa.gov.scot

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