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Food and farming industry

Services

  1. Get help and support for your business

    Get business support and advice over the phone and online - setting up and running a business

  2. Make or update a rural payments claim

    Update your details with the Rural Payments Agency to keep claiming payments for your farm land

  3. Use Cattle Tracing System (CTS) Online

    Register with BCMS's online service to register cattle births and report cattle deaths and cattle movements online

  4. Agricultural Sick Pay

    Agricultural Sick Pay means you're paid wages while you're sick - can you get it, how to claim, what you'll get

  5. Planning permission for farms

    When you need planning permission, where to apply, what counts as permitted development and how to appeal a planning permission decision

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Guidance and regulation

  1. BPS 2018
    • Detailed guide
    • Rural Payments Agency
  2. Register land you use to keep livestock
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Rural Payments Agency, and Animal and Plant Health Agency
  3. Agricultural vehicle licences, tax information and fuel
    • Detailed guide
    • Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
  4. Cross compliance 2018
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Rural Payments Agency, Environment Agency, and Animal and Plant Health Agency
  5. Agricultural tenancies
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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News and communications

Press release

David Rutley tours UK food and drink industry

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

  1. Fair funding for farmers across all parts of the UK
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, HM Treasury, Northern Ireland Office, Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland, and Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
    • Press release
  2. Defra approves sale of Sequoia for use only in greenhouses
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Health and Safety Executive
    • Press release
  3. A taste of the Northern Powerhouse
    • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
    • Press release
  4. Dry weather support secured for livestock farmers
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Natural England
    • Press release
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Research and statistics

  1. Latest cattle, sheep and pig slaughter statistics
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • National statistics
  2. Non-statutory zoonoses: disease surveillance reports, 2018
    • Animal and Plant Health Agency
    • Research
  3. Latest animal feed production statistics
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • National statistics
  4. Historical statistic notices on UK egg production and prices, 2018
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • National statistics
  5. Latest UK egg statistics
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • National statistics
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. Food labelling: amending laws
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Open consultation
    • Closing date 04 December 2018
  2. Food and natural mineral water: amending laws in England
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Closed consultation
    • Date closed 13 November 2018
  3. Protected Food Name scheme: improving enforcement
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Closed consultation
    • Date closed 02 November 2018
  4. Geographical Indications (GI): creating UK schemes after EU exit
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Closed consultation
    • Date closed 01 November 2018
  5. The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) Regulations 2015
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Consultation outcome
    • Date closed 30 October 2015
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Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. Government Chemist Annual Review 2016
    • Government Chemist
    • Corporate report
  2. Request for information under Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) concerning the implementation of a Cross Compliance penalty - 18 Jan 2017
    • Rural Payments Agency
    • Foi release
  3. UK Co-ordinating Body Annual Report: 2015 to 2016
    • UK Co-ordinating Body
    • Corporate report
  4. UK Co-ordinating Body Business Plan, 2016 to 2017
    • UK Co-ordinating Body
    • Corporate report
  5. Cross Compliance penalty Stody Estate - 20 November 2015
    • Rural Payments Agency
    • Foi release
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