Guidance and regulation

Use IPAFFS to notify enforcement authorities about imports to Great Britain.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 31 January 2024

Apply for a FETF grant for help to buy items that improve productivity, manage slurry and improve animal health and welfare.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Updated: 8 April 2024

• Apply for the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024

  The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024 includes 3 grants to…

• Claim your Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024 grant payment

  If you’ve accepted one or more grant funding agreements (GFAs) under the…

• Animal health and welfare items and specifications – Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024

  Each item in this list has an expected average cost, based on item costs…

• Productivity items and specifications – Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024

  Each item in this list has an expected average cost, based on item costs…

• Slurry items and specifications – Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024

  Each item in this list has an expected average cost, based on item costs…

• Terms and conditions – Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024

  The Terms and Conditions of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund…

Apply for grants and other funding to increase productivity, manage your land to benefit the environment and support your agricultural business.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
• Updated: 9 April 2024

Guidance about how the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2023 offer will work for farmers.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 11 April 2024

What farmers, foresters and land managers need to know and do before applying for a Countryside Stewardship grant, and how to manage a grant agreement.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others
• Updated: 4 January 2024

Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) for animals or animal products you’re importing from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales)…

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 26 March 2024

Official vets and inspectors in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to certify export health certificates.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 7 November 2023

Find out about the SFI actions for soils, what land is eligible for each action, and what you need to do to get paid.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 28 February 2024

The latest bluetongue situation, how to spot it, report it and prevent it spreading.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 8 March 2024

Changes to Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) payment rates from January 2024.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Updated: 9 January 2024

How to register and update your personal, business and land details on the Rural Payments service.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Updated: 1 February 2024

Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep birds safe from bird flu (avian influenza).

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 12 December 2023

Exporters in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to apply for an export health certificate.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 7 November 2023

How to get an export health certificate to export or move live animals and animal products from Great Britain to the EU, Northern Ireland or non-EU countries.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 2 others
• Updated: 16 April 2024

Find out how to apply for round 2 of the Improving Farm Productivity grant, who can apply and what the grant can pay for.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Updated: 22 March 2024

Find out if you’re eligible for delinked payments, how they’re calculated and when you’ll receive them.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 16 April 2024

Find out about the SFI actions for nutrient management, what land is eligible for each action, and what you need to do to get paid.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 27 February 2024

Find out about the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on arable and horticultural land, what land is eligible for each action and what to do to get paid.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 25 March 2024

Find out about the SFI actions for integrated pest management, what land is eligible for each action, and what you need to do to get paid.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 25 March 2024

Find out about the SFI actions for hedgerows, what land is eligible for each action, and what you need to do to get paid.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 27 February 2024