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A closed grant for farm buildings, machinery or equipment that adds value to crops or livestock by increasing productivity and improving the environment.
Information on Biosecurity Measures Plans, their importance, and why they are a requirement of Authorisation. Use this page to access standardised BMP modules.
How to market, trial and release GMOs.
What to do if the livestock manure produced on your farm is likely to exceed the amount you're allowed to spread on your land in an NVZ (farm limit).
Know which licence or certificate you must have to restrain, stun or kill animals which are not for human consumption, and how to carry out these operations.
Know when your premises could be inspected, the powers inspectors have, and enforcement notices and penalties you could receive for sites that kill animals.
How catch limits are set and how to get involved in setting them. This includes current catch limits and closed fishing areas.
Defra’s Secretary of State has permitted the use of this bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccine within the United Kingdom, subject to licence.
Cattle keepers must only buy ear tags from suppliers that have been approved by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Guidance explaining the different categories of animal by-products, how they should be used or disposed of, and where this can be done.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on improved grassland.
How to apply to protect a food, drink or agricultural product name under the UK GI schemes.
Allocation coefficients and decisions
This notice is to inform you of the frozen beef and veal (GATT) import quota. Details of the quota and quantity available are shown in Annex 1.
Changes to Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) payment rates from January 2024.
Find out the tests that are most commonly requested from APHA, their test codes, and the correct laboratory to send samples.
How to get and maintain a Food Competent Certifying Officer (FCCO) qualification.
The rules you must follow to make sure deer can be traced to help prevent and contain disease.
Find out how to propose your own (method 7) method for processing animal by-products (ABPs) instead of using one of the 6 standard methods.
Private cattle IFN-y testing, including when to test, how to apply for permission, carry out testing and submit samples to APHA.
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