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Use this guidance to find the risk category and inspection rate for imports of live animals and animal products from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein to Great Britain.
The tables on this page provide an overview of how products of animal…
The tables on this page provide an overview of how animal by-products…
Live animals and germinal products imported from the EU are categorised as…
Hay and straw imported from the EU is categorised as medium risk under the…
Find out which licence and fuel you need for agricultural vehicles and which tax and operator's licence exemptions might apply to you.
Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to notify the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.
What you must do to prevent water pollution when you manage organic manures, manufactured fertiliser, soil and livestock.
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) for animals or animal products you’re importing from a non-EU country to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the import rules and inspection rate…
Find out how much nitrogen you can use on your land and how to plan and record your fertiliser use in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ).
How farm business tenants and landlords can claim compensation for improvements, terminate a tenancy and ask for a rent review.
How to market eggs, including rules on registration, egg marking, salmonella control and egg marketing inspections in England and Wales.
Use this service to notify the Environment Agency if you plan to construct a new or substantially enlarge an existing silage, slurry or agricultural fuel oil store, or store field silage on a new site.
U10 exemption lets you spread certain wastes on agricultural land to improve soil, instead of using manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials.
Guidance for exporters in England, Scotland and Wales on applying for an export health certificate.
Calculate the annual nitrogen and phosphorus emissions from your livestock. Report the data to the Environment Agency.
Register and manage your access to EHC Online using Government Gateway and your Defra account.
Find out when you must label your meat, fish or seafood product with its country of origin.
The licence or certificate you need to slaughter or kill animals, the operations covered and how to apply.
Rules on certifying and labelling organic food, feed and seed.
Details of control bodies approved to certify organic food, feed, seed and other agricultural products in the UK.
How to provide enough storage and keep storage records of organic manures in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ).
Find out what IPM is and how to apply it on your land.
Find out what information you need to show on products made of or containing meat that you sell to the public.
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