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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. June survey of agriculture and horticulture

    Collecting land, crops and livestock information and surveying farm management practice with Defra agricultural surveys

  5. 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

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Guidance and regulation

  1. Register land you use to keep livestock
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Rural Payments Agency, and Animal and Plant Health Agency
  2. BPS 2019
    • Detailed guide
    • Rural Payments Agency
  3. Agricultural vehicle licences, tax information and fuel
    • Detailed guide
    • Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
  4. Agricultural tenancies
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  5. Using nitrogen fertilisers in nitrate vulnerable zones
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency
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News and communications

News story

Webinar recording July 2019: an update from Christine Tacon

Groceries Code Adjudicator

  1. Edition 19: News from the Adjudicator
    • Groceries Code Adjudicator
    • News story
  2. Gove appoints Dimbleby to pioneer 'farm to fork' revolution
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Press release
  3. Gove to introduce 'Natasha's Law'
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Department of Health and Social Care, and Food Standards Agency
    • Press release
  4. Whisky and salmon boost Scottish exports to record £1.4 billion
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Department for International Trade
    • 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. Agriculture in the United Kingdom 2018
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • National statistics
  3. Genetically Modified Organisms: list of deliberate release sites
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Research
  4. Latest UK milk prices and composition of milk
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • National statistics
  5. UK Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP): annual report
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Health and Safety Executive
    • Independent report
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. Food labelling: changing food allergen information laws
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Food Standards Agency
    • Consultation outcome
    • Date closed 29 March 2019
  2. Reforming agricultural tenancies in England
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Closed consultation
    • Date closed 02 July 2019
  3. Food and natural mineral water: amending laws in England
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Consultation outcome
    • Date closed 13 November 2018
  4. Food labelling: amending laws
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Consultation outcome
    • Date closed 04 December 2018
  5. Geographical Indications (GI): creating UK schemes after Brexit
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Consultation outcome
    • Date closed 01 November 2018
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Transparency and freedom of information releases

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

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