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How to get trained to set cage traps for, vaccinate and mark badgers.
How to get and maintain a CSO qualification, and what to do if you want to end your authorisation.
Apply for a specific licence to freeze or move germinal product from susceptible animals in bluetongue zones.
Rules on using a geographical indication (GI) scheme logo to mark a registered protected food or drink name.
Marketing standards for hatching egg and chick producers, manufacturers, retailers and distributors.
How to spot swine influenza in pigs and humans, and what to do to prevent it and control its spread.
The Beef Carcase Classification (BCC) scheme is the compulsory classification of beef carcases to an agreed standard so that a fair meat price can be set.
Information for trial operators conducting ‘value for cultivation or use’ (VCU) and ‘distinctiveness, uniformity and stability’ (DUS) trials on plant varieties.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing hay and straw to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing game trophies to Great Britain.
Invited applicants can apply for a grant to add a veranda onto, or to upgrade or replace existing laying hen or pullet housing to improve animal health and welfare. Applications closed at 11.59pm on 28 April 2026.
Find the licence and declaration you must use to import animal pathogens and carriers to Great Britain from the EU.
How to get approval for operating plants handling or processing meat in England and Wales.
Criteria for the Environment Agency to use when enforcing the Farming Rules for Water, particularly for autumn and winter applications of organic manures.
Changes to Countryside Stewardship capital payment rates from January 2023.
Instructions for crop inspectors on seed certification in England and Wales.
List of countries (and their inspection bodies) with AIS status for importing fruit and vegetables into Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
This Code of Good Agricultural Practice (COGAP) provides best practice guidance for reducing ammonia emissions from farms in England.
Farm Saved Seed rules, eligible species for payment and how to declare and make payments online.
Calculate the annual nitrogen and phosphorus emissions from your livestock. Report the data to the Environment Agency.
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