Deer farming

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Guidance and regulation

• Apply for a county parish holding (CPH) number
  • Detailed guide
  • 5 May 2026
  • Rural Payments Agency
• Register livestock to get a flock or herd mark
  • Detailed guide
  • 15 June 2023
  • Animal and Plant Health Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Livestock keepers: update your details
  • Detailed guide
  • 25 October 2024
  • Rural Payments Agency, Animal and Plant Health Agency, British Cattle Movement Service, and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Sheep and goat identification site visits: what to expect
  • Detailed guide
  • 1 January 2024
  • Rural Payments Agency, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Keeping deer in England: tagging, movement and record keeping rules
  • Detailed guide
  • 11 July 2024
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Rural Payments Agency, and Animal and Plant Health Agency

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News and communications

22 February 2023 — Speech

Secretary of State Thérèse Coffey's address at NFU conference

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

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Organisations

• Department
  for Environment,
  Food & Rural Affairs
• Animal &
  Plant Health
  Agency
• Rural Payments
  Agency

• British Cattle Movement Service