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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.
Guidance for competent authorities applying to Defra for market access to export animals and animal products to Great Britain, or to amend existing trading conditions.
Diseases and health problems in sheep and goats, including foot and mouth disease (FMD), scrapie and lead poisoning
Read about the requirements and procedures you will need to follow, and how you will need to manage your agreement once you're an agreement holder.
Cattle keepers must only buy ear tags from suppliers that have been approved by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
What individuals or organisations need to know when they become a facilitator, and how to manage the Grant Funding Agreement (GFA).
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing gelatine and collagen for human consumption to Great Britain.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for buffer strips.
List of countries (and their inspection bodies) with AIS status for importing fruit and vegetables into Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
You must get a movement licence for animals that have been refused a passport, animals born before 1 August 1996 and unregistered calves.
Find out which SFI or CS Higher Tier management actions, or capital items are eligible to use on land that’s conditionally exempt from Inheritance Tax.
What you need to do when sheep and goats pass through your premises, including updating your holding register and reporting movements.
Countryside Stewardship agreement holders must follow these terms and conditions if they applied for an agreement after 5 January 2023.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing other live animals or genetic material to Great Britain.
Details of poultry establishments that are approved members of the Poultry Health Scheme (PHS).
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing processed animal protein that is not for human consumption to Great Britain.
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.
What to do if your land is affected by extreme weather, such as flooding, extreme heat or drought.
How to manage tuberculosis (TB) in your non-bovine animals, when you can move them, and how to get compensation if you slaughter them.
All references to Area VII are to Area VII within British Fishery Limits only. Details of the approach to managing the over 15 metre Area VII crab and scallop fishing sector to keep the fishery within UK effort limits.
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