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See the list of applications to protect or cancel the geographical name of a food, drink or agricultural product in Great Britain.
How to spot sheep scab, what to do if you suspect it and control measures to prevent its spread.
How vets in England and Wales can submit samples to APHA for non-statutory diagnostic testing.
The strategy sets out the Marine Management Organisation's overall approach to achieving compliance.
All national applications will be processed on one of six timetables that vary in length depending on the complexity and nature of the application under assessment.
Countryside Stewardship agreement holders must follow these Terms and Conditions if they applied for an agreement on or after 5 January 2026.
Provides best practice advice on minimising the risk of causing pollution while protecting natural resources.
How bottled water producers can get a natural mineral water recognised in England, and rules you need to follow to produce and label it.
Treating and disposing of non-hazardous farm waste, sending to landfill, burying waste, incinerating fallen stock and recycling waste fuel oil.
Allocation coefficients and decision
Standard rules for research and development activities which support products and processes associated with permitted activities at Part A(1) installations.
Information about the availability of BTV-3 vaccines for animal keepers.
Field Officers may visit your holding to check that you’re following the rules for cattle, bison and buffalo identification and record keeping.
Cattle keepers must report the death of any cattle to the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS), return the cattle passport and record it on their holding register.
What to do if a customer registered with the Rural Payments service dies.
The rules to follow when moving animals within a restricted zone, including to markets, shows and slaughterhouses.
The licence sets out where you can fish, what you are not allowed to fish and the limits for the stocks you are allowed to fish and land.
What to do if your land is affected by an extreme weather event, such as flooding, extreme heat or a prolonged period of very dry or wet weather.
Farm software companies that have successfully passed testing for the Cattle Tracing Service (CTS) Web Services.
Find out about the process and costs to apply for Defra disinfectant approval.
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