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Find out about the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions for buffer strips, what land is eligible and what you need to do to get paid.
How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for buffer strips.
Read about temporary adjustments to agri-environment scheme options and actions in 2024 due to wet weather.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on arable and horticultural land.
Find out how to apply VAT zero rating for the supply of those plants and seeds that are used to grow food for human consumption.
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
How to apply for national listing of agricultural and vegetable plant varieties in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the in-field grass strips option.
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).
What to do if the livestock manure produced on your farm is likely to exceed the amount you're allowed to spread on your land in an NVZ (farm limit).
The seeds which must be certified before you can market them, how to get them certified and how to get a licence for your seed business.
What land use codes to use in 2022 when declaring land in a rural payments application such as the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Countryside Stewardship (CS).
Find out how much nitrogen you can use on your land and how to plan and record your fertiliser use in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ).
How to check your digital land maps and update or correct any changes made by the Rural Payments Agency.
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