Food and farming industry

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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

• June survey of agriculture and horticulture

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

• 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

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Guidance and regulation

• Register land you use to keep livestock
  • Detailed guide
  • 16 December 2019
  • 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
• How to register for export health certificate (EHC) online
  • Guidance
  • 1 December 2020
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Webinars and videos for organisations that trade with the EU
  • Detailed guide
  • 8 April 2021
  • Cabinet Office
• Rules for farmers and land managers to prevent water pollution
  • Detailed guide
  • 2 April 2018
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency

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News and communications

• Food industry Covid testing rolled out to support sector
  • 23 July 2021
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Department of Health and Social Care
  • Press release
• Cattle wearing smart collars will improve sand dune habitats
  • 16 July 2021
  • Natural England
  • Press release
• Report on the Government Chemist Conference 2021
  • 15 July 2021
  • Government Chemist
  • News story
• Safe food for tomorrow's world: conference presentations
  • 15 July 2021
  • Government Chemist
  • News story
• New chair to lead task force on sustainable farming of peatlands
  • 23 June 2021
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • News story

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Research and statistics

• Latest poultry and poultry meat statistics
  • 22 July 2021
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • National statistics
• Historical statistics notices on poultry and poultry meat production, 2021
  • 22 July 2021
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • National statistics
• Livestock prices, finished and store
  • 22 July 2021
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Statistical data set
• Animal feed prices
  • 22 July 2021
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Statistical data set
• Wholesale fruit and vegetable prices
  • 19 July 2021
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Statistical data set

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Policy papers and consultations

• Poultrymeat Marketing Regulations (PMMR) enforcement
  • 12 July 2021
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Open consultation
  • Closing date 09 August 2021
• Domestic food legislation: amendments to rules in England
  • 15 June 2021
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Closed consultation
  • Date closed 22 March 2021
• National food strategy for England
  • 15 July 2021
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Policy paper
• Covent Garden Market Authority framework document
  • 18 January 2021
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Policy paper
• Agriculture: multi financial assistance plan 2021 to 2027
  • 30 November 2020
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• FOI/EIR responses published by APHA: September 2020
  • 17 May 2021
  • Animal and Plant Health Agency
  • Foi release
• FOI/EIR responses published by APHA: August 2020
  • 17 May 2021
  • Animal and Plant Health Agency
  • Foi release
• FOI/EIR responses published by APHA: July 2020
  • 17 May 2021
  • Animal and Plant Health Agency
  • Foi release
• FOI/EIR responses published by APHA: June 2020
  • 17 May 2021
  • Animal and Plant Health Agency
  • Foi release
• FOI/EIR responses published by APHA: May 2020
  • 5 March 2021
  • Animal and Plant Health Agency
  • Foi release

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Organisations

• Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
• Rural Payments Agency
• Groceries Code Adjudicator
• Animal & Plant Health Agency
• Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

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• Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Department for International Trade
• Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
• Veterinary Medicines Directorate
• Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
• Home Office
• Northern Ireland Office
• Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
• Department for Transport
• Department of Health & Social Care
• Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment
• Cabinet Office
• Department for Work & Pensions
• Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
• Marine Management Organisation
• Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• RDPE Network
• HM Treasury

• Government Chemist
• Environment Agency
• Natural England
• Forestry Commission
• Innovate UK
• UK Co-ordinating Body