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Find out how to restock trees on a site where they have been felled due to pests or disease.
Information for farmers about inspections the Animal and Plant Health Agency carries out on crops and seeds for signs of disease.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected plants, fungi or lichens on or near a proposed development site.
How to stop harmful weeds spreading onto land used for grazing livestock or growing crops, how to dispose of them and how to report them if they’ve spread.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on arable and horticultural land.
How to apply for certification, the register of growers and fees for crop and tuber inspections under the Seed Potato Classification Scheme (SPCS).
Find out how to import species of bonsai to Great Britain from Japan and Korea, who you can import from, and what the quarantine rules are.
Licences to release non-native species into the wild
Find information and support on how to comply with the biosecure procurement requirement for suppliers of plants and trees.
Guidance, application forms and protocols for plant breeders' rights, national listing, seed certification and farmed saved seed.
The 'climate matching tool' helps you consider which tree seeds to plant in light of the changing climate.
Business potential of producing crops for non-food markets, how and where to grow them and details of organisations providing grants.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for hedgerows.
The U13 exemption allows you to spread cut plant material at the place of production for weed suppression or to provide nutrients to the soil.
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