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Farming (Archived)

Keeping farmed animals: Animal welfare, bovine TB, cattle movements, importing and exporting farmed animals, and more.

Livestock movements and CPH numbers - changes from 2016.

Producing and distributing food: Crops and horticulture, dairy and milk production, meat production and more.

Rural grants and payments: Basic Payment Scheme, Countryside Stewardship, cross compliance and more.

Land management: Organic farming, Energy Crops Scheme, protected sites and more.

Farming business: Cattle Tracing System (CTS) Online, report pig movements, register a milk production holding and more.

Defra Rural Services helpline

Telephone 03000 200 301

Contact the Defra Rural Services helpline for farming-related advice.
Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm.
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Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in 2016

Everything rural businesses need to know about the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in 2016 - including how to claim BPS online using the Rural Payments...

Countryside Stewardship

Find out what funding is available for environmental land management.

Further measures to eradicate bovine TB

Farming Minister George Eustice announces new measures to tackle devastating disease

Less red tape for farmers as new animal movement rules go live

Farming Minister George Eustice announces simpler rules for livestock keepers to register land they use for animals.

Bluetongue vaccine now available for farmers in Britain

Livestock keepers urged to talk to their vets about vaccinating animals

Latest

1. Apply to register temporary use of land to keep livestock

   • updated 17 August 2017
   • Form

2. Animal diseases: international and UK monitoring

   • updated 7 July 2017
   • Collection

3. Countryside Stewardship claims are just a click away

   • published 10 April 2017
   • News story

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Publications

1. Apply to register temporary use of land to keep livestock

   • 17 August 2017
   • Form

2. Countryside Stewardship: woodland tree health grant manual 2017

   • 29 March 2017
   • Guidance

3. Countryside Stewardship: Higher Tier manual for 1 January 2017 agreements

   • 10 March 2017
   • Guidance

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Consultations

1. Bovine TB: improving testing in the High Risk Area of England

   • 16 December 2016
   • Consultation outcome

2. Bovine TB: controls in the High Risk and Edge Areas of England

   • 16 December 2016
   • Consultation outcome

3. Bovine TB: controlling bovine TB in non-bovine animals

   • 16 December 2016
   • Consultation outcome

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Announcements

1. Countryside Stewardship claims are just a click away

   • 10 April 2017
   • News story

2. Thousands of BPS 2017 applications received

   • 4 April 2017
   • News story

3. Flood-hit farm groups given £800,000

   • 1 April 2017
   • Press release

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Related policy areas

1. Rural and countryside