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Where you need to apply for approval of a food or meat establishment depending on the type of your establishment and your location.
What to include in a habitat management and monitoring plan (HMMP) to improve biodiversity for the long term.
Print a template holding register to record sheep and goat tags, movements and deaths.
Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.
How growers and traders can get authorised as a professional operator to issue plant passports and when you need to be authorised.
How developers can use habitat creation or enhancements to count towards their biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Learn how good edge design can create woodlands that fit well into the landscape, benefit management and resilience, enrich biodiversity and provide inspiring places for people.
How farm business tenants and landlords can claim compensation for improvements, terminate a tenancy and ask for a rent review.
What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
Find out what land details you need to register on the Rural Payments service to apply for rural payments.
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the large wildlife box item.
From 7 October 2025, dogs commercially imported from Romania must have a negative Brucella canis test result. Find out how to send samples to Great Britain for testing.
What you must do to protect the welfare of animals during transport.
Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
A collection of leaflets, videos and posters about bluetongue virus.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the install and maintain signage item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the tree guard (post and wire) item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the livestock handling facilities item.
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