Guidance and regulation

Find out about the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on arable and horticultural land, what land is eligible for each action and what to do to get paid.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 25 March 2024

This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.

• From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
• Updated: 20 May 2024

Find out about the SFI actions for integrated pest management, what land is eligible for each action, and what you need to do to get paid.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 25 March 2024

Read the guidance to help you make your claim for payment using the Rural Payments service or a claim form.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others
• Updated: 16 May 2024

Find out about the SFI actions for nutrient management, what land is eligible for each action, and what you need to do to get paid.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 27 February 2024

Rules on buffer strips that you must follow if you have hedgerows on or next to land used for agriculture.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Updated: 23 May 2024

Find out which licence and fuel you need for agricultural vehicles and which tax and operator's licence exemptions might apply to you.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
• Updated: 16 July 2018

Find out if you can remove or work on countryside hedgerows.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 23 May 2024

Read about the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions for low input grassland, what land is eligible for each action and what you need to do to get paid.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 18 September 2023

Check for maintenance and downtime of the Rural Payments service over the next 4 weeks

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Updated: 17 May 2024

What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 25 September 2018

The signs of bird flu and how to report it in poultry and other captive birds.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 13 December 2022

Find out about the SFI actions for hedgerows, what land is eligible for each action, and what you need to do to get paid.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 27 February 2024

How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.

• From: Natural England
• Updated: 19 April 2023

How to import or move food and drink from the EU to Great Britain.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 30 April 2024

How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 2 others
• Updated: 30 April 2024

The signs of bluetongue virus and how you must report it in sheep, cattle and other livestock.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 7 May 2024

Register to keep up to 49 birds, including any you’re keeping as pets.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 21 March 2024

What land use codes to use in 2023 when declaring land in a rural payments application such as the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Countryside Stewardship (CS).

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Updated: 11 January 2023

Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 20 September 2022