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Find out if you’re eligible for delinked payments, how they’re calculated and when you’ll receive them.
How to get a flock or herd mark for livestock (including those kept as pets) and keep your registered details up to date.
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) for animals or animal products you’re importing from a non-EU country to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the import rules and inspection rate…
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
How to comply with food standards law when producing, importing or selling bread and flour.
The variation effective from 00:01hrs Thursday 01 May 2025
How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
Register of nutrition and health claims that may be made in commercial communications in Great Britain.
List of priority habitats and species in England (‘Section 41 habitats and species’) for public bodies, landowners and funders to use for biodiversity conservation.
Find an approved UK border control post (BCP) to check the animals, animal products or high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin (HRFNAO) in your consignment.
The signs of foot and mouth disease, what to do if you suspect it in your animals and measures to prevent its spread.
Find out how to create a woodland management plan. This will help you plan and develop a sustainable woodland, and can be used for grant and felling licence applications.
What livestock keepers must do when they intend to use someone else's land or buildings temporarily.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
Check if a country or territory is approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
How to market eggs, including rules on registration, egg marking, salmonella control and egg marketing inspections in England and Wales.
If you’re a farmer or land manager, you can get funding to support and improve National Landscapes, National Parks and the Broads.
Changes to import controls for animals and products of animal origin.
Rules for importing, exporting and moving fresh fruit and vegetables to, from and around the UK.
Register and manage your access to EHC Online using Government Gateway and your Defra account.
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