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How to get certified as an organic farmer in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), and funding available to convert and manage your land.
Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) contact details for private vets, Official Veterinarians, and others in an official capacity.
Use this code to help you follow the rules when you produce or use sewage sludge in agriculture.
How to register as a producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market bottled drinking water.
What cattle keepers must do with the barcode labels sent by the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) and how to get more if you run out.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for integrated pest management.
Signs that may suggest rabies in bats, what to do if you spot them and measures to prevent exposing yourself to the disease.
When and how to replace lost or damaged tags and what to record in your holding register.
Find out about sampling, testing and laboratory requirements for sheep in reviews and follow-ups.
Apply for a full Certificate of Competence to slaughter or kill animals under the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (WATOK) regulations.
Information on Biosecurity Measures Plans, their importance, and why they are a requirement of Authorisation. Use this page to access standardised BMP modules.
Cross compliance ended on 31 December 2023. If you are a farmer or land manager, find out what this means for you.
When fishery owners and suppliers of live fish must get a fish health check. How to arrange the check and how to report the results.
Commodity codes for products that need individual labels under the NIRMS for phases 1 and 2, and the exempt products for phase 3.
Provides best practice advice on minimising the risk of causing pollution while protecting natural resources.
How to spot Newcastle disease, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Information on what a border control post (BCP) is and the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks that take place there.
You should use this licence to move poultry and other captive bird carcasses for disposal from premises in a protection zone or surveillance zone in England and Wales.
Countryside Stewardship agreement holders must follow these terms and conditions if they applied for an agreement after 5 January 2023.
General licence for the movement of resolved inconclusive reactors from officially TB free cattle herds in England directly or indirectly to slaughter.
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