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Slaughterhouse operators must record the movement of any cattle to the slaughterhouse, report their death and return the cattle passport.
Abattoirs in the Pig Carcase Grading Scheme must abide by the regulations for dressing, weighing, grading and marking carcases.
Food business operators bound by the Compulsory Beef Labelling Scheme must keep traceability records to show the origin of their meat.
Use this service to tell the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) if you’re unhappy with our service, a decision we’ve made, or how we’ve treated you.
Find out about sampling, testing and laboratory requirements for pigs in reviews and follow-ups.
Read the agreement holder’s guide for agreements starting on or after 2 January 2025 until 31 December 2025.
Information on how your personal data relating to financial transactions may be used in counter-fraud and error data matching exercises.
If you’re an existing Environmental Stewardship (ES) agreement holder, read how the end of cross compliance affects your agreement.
Read how to complete your Countryside Stewardship (CS) revenue claim form if you’re unable to submit a claim online.
The privacy notice that applies to customer registration and customer contact.
This guidance explains what you need to do as an agreement holder.
Use this statement to find out the features and issues that have been identified as priorities for funding in this area.
Read the agreement holder’s guide for agreements starting on or after 3 January 2024 until 31 December 2024.
Find out what a producer organisation (PO) is and the benefits of joining one.
Fraudsters may target farmers who receive subsidy payments and we’re aware that in the past some customers have received emails, texts and telephone calls claiming to be from RPA or Defra.
The information below shows where each capital item available in CS Capital Grants (SFI pilot) can be used to support the delivery of actions in the SFI pilot standards.
The Beef Carcase Classification (BCC) scheme is the compulsory classification of beef carcases to an agreed standard so that a fair meat price can be set.
Information for licensed bovine abattoirs about records they must keep to comply with Beef Carcase Classification rules.
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