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How catch limits are set and how to get involved in setting them. This includes current catch limits and closed fishing areas.
This legally binding Order, which is enforced by Defra, comes into force 1 October 2012.
Cattle keepers must only buy ear tags from suppliers that have been approved by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Changes to Countryside Stewardship capital payment rates from January 2023.
Use this licence to move live animals from a specified sale within the bluetongue restricted zone in England, to a destination premises in Scotland.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing hides and skins to Great Britain.
How the rules are changing to extend eligible Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreements from 2025 and what you need to do.
Restrictions on burning crop residues, and the rules you must follow when you burn to protect the environment and avoid causing nuisance.
Reduce the risk of disease and find out where listed diseases have been confirmed in England and Wales
How to spot Rift Valley fever, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent it.
Food business operators bound by the Compulsory Beef Labelling Scheme must keep traceability records to show the origin of their meat.
Sheep dip is a hazardous substance – follow this code to reduce the risk of groundwater pollution when you use, store and dispose of dip.
What farmers and land managers must know about slurry separators, storing and applying separated materials.
Find out how to validate your facility when you seek approval to open, including special requirements for continuous and blood processors.
Read about temporary adjustments to agri-environment scheme options and actions in 2024 due to wet weather.
Premises approved as assembly centres to export or move livestock to the EU and Northern Ireland.
Find out which birds and animals may be spared from culling during an outbreak of an exotic animal disease.
The signs of peste des petits ruminants, which is sometimes known as goat plague, and how to report it.
How to unload, handle and hold animals at sites where animals not for human consumption are killed, and how the site must be designed.
When and how to test for salmonella if you breed chickens, and what happens if a flock tests positive. Testing is part of the salmonella national control programme (NCP).
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