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How the rules are changing to extend eligible Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreements from 2025 and what you need to do.
Find out how you can use manure, guano and digestive tract content, including how to store and move them.
When and how to take samples for the salmonella national control programme (NCP) if you’re an egg producer, and what happens if a laying flock tests positive.
How to spot scrapie, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
How to keep farmed sheep, and your responsibilities for their health, housing and feed.
Countryside Stewardship agreement holders must follow these terms and conditions if they applied for an agreement after 3 January 2024.
Varieties of plant species that Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) and Northern Ireland require to be registered on their variety lists.
How to spot African horse sickness, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
How growers and traders can use Northern Ireland plant health labels (NIPHLs) to move plants and seeds for planting from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
How to spot Newcastle disease, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
What happens when Rural Payments Agency field officers visit your holding, including checks on tagging, holding registers and movement records.
How to spot West Nile fever, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Rules of shackle line operations, waterbath and gas stunners, and facilities for slaughtering poultry, rabbits and hares in abattoirs.
We have a team of experts who specialise in technical aspects of maritime baselines, limits, zones and boundaries.
How to meet statutory bovine TB testing requirements when moving cattle in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland), and across their borders.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing meat and other meat products for human consumption to Great Britain.
Apply for capital item PA3 as a one-off payment to create a 10-year woodland management plan.
Information on what a border control post (BCP) is and the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks that take place there.
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How to complete a capital claim if you're a Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreement holder and unable to submit a claim online.
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