Food and farming industry

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Services

1. Make or update a rural payments claim

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

2. Get help and support for your business

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

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 2019
   • Detailed guide
   • 12 April 2019
   • Rural Payments Agency
2. The food and drink sector and preparing for EU Exit
   • Detailed guide
   • 10 April 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
3. Register land you use to keep livestock
   • Detailed guide
   • 17 July 2018
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Rural Payments Agency, and Animal and Plant Health Agency
4. The farming sector and preparing for EU Exit
   • Detailed guide
   • 10 April 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
5. Agricultural vehicle licences, tax information and fuel
   • Detailed guide
   • 16 July 2018
   • Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

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News and communications

9 April 2019 — Press release

New proposals to boost security for tenanted farmers

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

1. 2019 Groceries Sector Survey
   • 4 April 2019
   • Groceries Code Adjudicator
   • News story
2. EU Exit guidance for food, drink and farming sector stakeholders
   • 2 April 2019
   • Government Chemist
   • News story
3. Edition 18: News from the Adjudicator
   • 1 April 2019
   • Groceries Code Adjudicator
   • News story
4. Events: Groceries Code Adjudicator
   • 28 March 2019
   • Groceries Code Adjudicator
   • News story

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Research and statistics

1. Latest poultry and poultry meat statistics
   • 18 April 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • National statistics
2. Genetically Modified Organisms: list of deliberate release sites
   • 11 April 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • Research
3. Latest cattle, sheep and pig slaughter statistics
   • 11 April 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • National statistics
4. Farm Practices Survey October 2018 – current farming topics
   • 4 April 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • National statistics
5. Machinery investment on farms in England
   • 29 March 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • National statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Reforming agricultural tenancies in England
   • 9 April 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • Open consultation
   • Closing date 02 July 2019
2. Food and natural mineral water: amending laws in England
   • 5 April 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 13 November 2018
3. Food labelling: amending laws
   • 5 February 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 04 December 2018
4. Geographical Indications (GI): creating UK schemes after EU exit
   • 25 January 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 01 November 2018
5. Food labelling: changing food allergen information laws
   • 25 January 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Food Standards Agency
   • Open consultation
   • Date closed 29 March 2019

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Finding a GSCOP training provider
   • 28 March 2019
   • Groceries Code Adjudicator
   • Transparency
2. RPA Business Impact Target (BIT) Reports
   • 26 February 2019
   • Rural Payments Agency
   • Corporate report
3. Government Chemist Annual Review 2016
   • 13 September 2017
   • Government Chemist
   • Corporate report
4. Request for information under Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) concerning the implementation of a Cross Compliance penalty - 18 Jan 2017
   • 18 January 2017
   • Rural Payments Agency
   • Foi release
5. UK Co-ordinating Body Annual Report: 2015 to 2016
   • 23 September 2016
   • UK Co-ordinating Body
   • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
2. Rural Payments Agency
3. Groceries Code Adjudicator
4. Animal & Plant Health Agency
5. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

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1. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
2. Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
3. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
4. Department for International Development
5. Home Office
6. Marine Management Organisation
7. Northern Ireland Office
8. Veterinary Medicines Directorate
9. Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment
10. Department for International Trade
11. Department for Transport
12. Department for Work & Pensions
13. Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
14. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
15. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
16. RDPE Network
17. Cabinet Office
18. Department of Health & Social Care
19. HM Revenue & Customs
20. HM Treasury
21. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru

1. Environment Agency
2. Government Chemist
3. Natural England
4. Innovate UK
5. Forestry Commission
6. UK Co-ordinating Body