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Read about the rules Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreement holders must continue to meet following the end of cross compliance.
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.
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.
Details of premises in Great Britain approved to operate as cattle, sheep, pig and horse semen collection and storage centres.
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.
How to manage tuberculosis (TB) in your non-bovine animals, when you can move them, and how to get compensation if you slaughter them.
Spreading slurry and milk on agricultural land: Environment Agency advice in exceptional circumstances such as extreme weather.
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.
Details of seed companies licensed by APHA in England and Wales.
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing manure, fertilisers and soil improvers to Great Britain.
How the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator operates and how to make a formal complaint or contact us in confidence.
How to spot chronic wasting disease (CWD), what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
What you need standard operating procedures for, the role of animal welfare officers, livestock unit limits and record keeping in slaughterhouses.
Requirement to analyse samples from food producing animals for residues of veterinary medicines and prohibited substances.
Vets can contact APHA to get expert advice about unusual animal disease or mortality in England and Wales.
Read about temporary adjustments to agri-environment scheme options and actions in 2024 due to wet weather.
Find the licence and declaration you must use to import animal pathogens and carriers to Great Britain from the EU.
Cattle keepers must only buy ear tags from suppliers that have been approved by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing blood and blood products to Great Britain.
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