Food and farming industry

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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
   • 17 July 2018
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Rural Payments Agency, and Animal and Plant Health Agency
2. BPS 2019
   • Detailed guide
   • 3 July 2019
   • Rural Payments Agency
3. Agricultural vehicle licences, tax information and fuel
   • Detailed guide
   • 16 July 2018
   • Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
4. Agricultural tenancies
   • Detailed guide
   • 12 April 2016
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
5. The food and drink sector and preparing for Brexit
   • Detailed guide
   • 24 June 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

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News and communications

5 July 2019 — News story

Webinar recording July 2019: an update from Christine Tacon

Groceries Code Adjudicator

1. Edition 19: News from the Adjudicator
   • 28 June 2019
   • Groceries Code Adjudicator
   • News story
2. Gove appoints Dimbleby to pioneer 'farm to fork' revolution
   • 27 June 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • Press release
3. Gove to introduce 'Natasha's Law'
   • 25 June 2019
   • 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
   • 24 June 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Department for International Trade
   • Press release

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Research and statistics

1. Historical statistic notices on the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in cattle in Great Britain, 2019 - monthly
   • 17 July 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • Official statistics
2. Latest cattle, sheep and pig slaughter statistics
   • 11 July 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • National statistics
3. Agriculture in the United Kingdom 2018
   • 9 July 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • National statistics
4. Genetically Modified Organisms: list of deliberate release sites
   • 28 June 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • Research
5. Latest UK milk prices and composition of milk
   • 27 June 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • National statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Food labelling: changing food allergen information laws
   • 25 June 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Food Standards Agency
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 29 March 2019
2. Reforming agricultural tenancies in England
   • 9 April 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • Closed consultation
   • Date closed 02 July 2019
3. 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
4. Food labelling: amending laws
   • 5 February 2019
   • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 04 December 2018
5. Geographical Indications (GI): creating UK schemes after Brexit
   • 25 January 2019
   • 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
   • 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. Department for International Trade
6. Home Office
7. Marine Management Organisation
8. Northern Ireland Office
9. Veterinary Medicines Directorate
10. Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment
11. Department for Transport
12. Department for Work & Pensions
13. Department of Health & Social Care
14. Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
15. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
16. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
17. RDPE Network
18. Cabinet Office
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