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How to stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
How to identify, stop the spread and dispose of Japanese knotweed in England.
How to meet the requirements of using mobile plant for landspreading waste to provide agricultural benefit or ecological improvement.
Public and construction trade vigilance needed as greatest risk period for oak processionary moth (OPM) begins.
What you need to do if you keep, grow, find or sell certain invasive plant species and your responsibilities to prevent their spread.
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.
The D4 exemption allows you to deposit diseased crops where they were grown when a Plant Health Notice has been issued, to reduce the risk of spreading plant diseases or pests.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on arable and horticultural land.
How growers and traders can get authorised as a professional operator to issue plant passports, when you need to be authorised and plants that need passports.
How to apply for authorisation to import, move or keep specified material and the fees you must pay.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected plants, fungi or lichens on or near a proposed development site.
Plant health controls, imports and exports, certification schemes, plant passporting and listed quarantine plant pests.
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.
How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.
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.
How to apply for national listing of agricultural and vegetable plant varieties in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for nutrient management.
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep animals safe from bluetongue virus.
Forms to apply for authorisation to issue plant passports or check if you need to be authorised.
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