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  • Varieties of plant species that Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) and Northern Ireland require to be registered on their variety lists.

  • Requirements for members of the poultry health scheme (PHS).

  • List of approved blood testing laboratories to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines.

  • How the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator operates and how to make a formal complaint or contact us in confidence.

  • Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing hides and skins to Great Britain.

  • Consuming lead is harmful, health experts advise to minimise lead consumption as much as possible. Anyone who eats lead-shot game should be aware of the risks posed by consuming large amounts of lead, especially children and…

  • Guidance on applying general food law and hygiene regulations to cell-cultivated products.

  • Earned Recognition aims to reduce the burden for compliant businesses by enabling Competent Authorities to focus their food and feed official controls on those that are less compliant.

  • Find out how you could do the SFI actions for buffer strips.

  • Farm Saved Seed rules, eligible species for payment and how to declare and make payments online.

  • Farm software companies that have successfully passed testing for the Cattle Tracing Service (CTS) Web Services.

  • How poultry producers can join and pay fees for the Poultry Health Scheme, and how to pay fees to become a PHS approved laboratory.

  • Private cattle IFN-y testing, including when to test, how to apply for permission, carry out testing and submit samples to APHA.

  • Diseases and health problems in sheep and goats, including foot and mouth disease (FMD), scrapie and lead poisoning

  • What you need to do when you send cattle, bison or buffalo to a slaughterhouse.

  • Guidance on safely importing fishery products or bivalve molluscs into Great Britain, controls at point of entry and information on identification marking.

  • Get approval for your fish pass design when building or making changes to a dam, weir or mill.

  • 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).

  • Find out how you can dispose of milk at the farm where it was produced, and the restrictions that apply once milk has left the farm.

  • Find out about extensions for CS Mid Tier agreements due to end in December 2025.