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Services

• Get help and support for your business

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

• Make or update a rural payments claim

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

• Use Cattle Tracing System (CTS) Online

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

• 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

• Calculate your agricultural worker holiday entitlement

  Work out how much statutory holiday leave you’re entitled to as an agricultural worker

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Guidance and regulation

• BPS 2018

  Detailed guide

  17 August 2018

  Rural Payments Agency

• 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

• Agricultural vehicle licences, tax information and fuel

  Detailed guide

  16 July 2018

  Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

• Agricultural tenancies
  • Detailed guide
  • 12 April 2016
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• BPS 2017
  • Detailed guide
  • 28 September 2018
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Rural Payments Agency

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News and communications

16 October 2018 — Press release

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

1. Defra approves sale of Sequoia for use only in greenhouses
   • 11 October 2018
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Health and Safety Executive
   • Press release
2. A taste of the Northern Powerhouse
   • 28 September 2018
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Press release
3. Dry weather support secured for livestock farmers
   • 26 September 2018
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Natural England
   • Press release
4. National Drought Group – Chairman’s Statement – September 2018
   • 20 September 2018
   • Environment Agency
   • News story

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Research and statistics

• Latest cattle, sheep and pig slaughter statistics
  • 12 October 2018
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • National statistics
• Genetically Modified Organisms: list of deliberate release sites
  • 8 October 2018
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Research
• Farming Statistics – 2018, UK wheat and barley production first estimate
  • 8 October 2018
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • National statistics
• Latest UK milk prices and composition of milk
  • 27 September 2018
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • National statistics
• Latest poultry and poultry meat statistics
  • 20 September 2018
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • National statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

• Food and natural mineral water: amending laws in England 16 October 2018

  Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

  Open consultation

  Closing date 13 November 2018

• Protected Food Name scheme: improving enforcement 5 October 2018

  Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

  Open consultation

  Closing date 02 November 2018

• Geographical Indications (GI): creating UK schemes after EU exit 4 October 2018

  Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

  Open consultation

  Closing date 01 November 2018

• The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) Regulations 2015
  • 26 July 2018
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 30 October 2015
• Saturn Bioponics: UK success just the start for 3D crop-grower
  • 15 September 2017
  • Innovate UK
  • Case study

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Government Chemist Annual Review 2016
  • 13 September 2017
  • Government Chemist
  • Corporate report
• 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
• UK Co-ordinating Body Annual Report: 2015 to 2016
  • 23 September 2016
  • UK Co-ordinating Body
  • Corporate report
• UK Co-ordinating Body Business Plan, 2016 to 2017
  • 8 September 2016
  • UK Co-ordinating Body
  • Corporate report
• Cross Compliance penalty Stody Estate - 20 November 2015
  • 20 November 2015
  • Rural Payments Agency
  • Foi release

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Organisations

1. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
2. Rural Payments Agency
3. Animal & Plant Health Agency
4. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
5. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland

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