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Changes to Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) payment rates from January 2024.
Defra’s Secretary of State has permitted the use of this bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccine within the United Kingdom, subject to licence.
Find out the tests that are most commonly requested from APHA, their test codes, and the correct laboratory to send samples.
How to make a formal complaint or contact the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator (ASCA) in confidence.
Farmers and land owners can use the ‘add land’ email service to link land parcels to their business. Land parcels must already be registered in the Rural Payments service.
Information on what a border control post (BCP) is and the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks that take place there.
What farmers and land managers must know about slurry separators, storing and applying separated materials.
Find out what milk you can use in farm animal feed, and how to process it for general sale or register to supply it to farms unprocessed.
Facilitators bring together groups of farmers, foresters and other land managers to improve local environmental outcomes.
How to keep farmed goats, and your responsibilities for their health, housing and feed.
How to spot Aujeszky’s disease, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Get approval for your fish pass design when building or making changes to a dam, weir or mill.
How commercial plant growers can grow FPCS-certified stock, and find out the benefits of using it in commercial plantations.
Guidance on tests and inspections for producers, processors, importers and sellers of organic food, feed and seed.
Tuberculosis (TB) testing in zoos, safari parks and other collections, the qualifications needed and when vets and Official Veterinarians must apply for permission from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Instructions for crop inspectors on seed certification in England and Wales.
Details of poultry establishments that are approved members of the Poultry Health Scheme (PHS).
Rules on using a geographical indication (GI) scheme logo to mark a registered protected food or drink name.
Method of payment for fees charged for the specific activities carried out by the VMD.
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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