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Find out how to propose your own (method 7) method for processing animal by-products (ABPs) instead of using one of the 6 standard methods.
Information for agreement holders about ending a Countryside Stewardship agreement.
How to spot contagious caprine pleuropneumonia, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
How to apply to protect a spirit drink name under the UK GI schemes.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on improved grassland.
Marketing standards for hatching egg and chick producers, manufacturers, retailers and distributors.
Read about temporary adjustments to agri-environment scheme options and actions in 2024 due to wet weather.
Requirement to analyse samples from food producing animals for residues of veterinary medicines and prohibited substances.
How to spot spring viraemia of carp (SVC), what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing research and trade samples or display items to Great Britain.
Information about vitamins, minerals and certain other substances that may be added to foods in Great Britain.
Approved laboratories for testing of salmonella in poultry, broilers and turkeys under the Salmonella National Control Programmes.
Guidance for cattle keepers in Scotland and Wales on why cattle are tested for bovine TB, how the tests are done and how to prepare for the tests.
Guidance from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) for the prevention and control of rodent infestations on poultry farms.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing intermediate products to Great Britain.
Guidance on licensing, labelling, packaging, chemical safety when importing drinks.
Use this licence to move germinal product from a bluetongue restricted zone to Scotland.
Find out about grants and other funding support for agroforestry on your farmland.
Defra’s Secretary of State has permitted the use of this bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccine within the United Kingdom, subject to licence.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
Plant toxins can appear in food crops, to ensure we keep food safe there is legislation and guidance in place on plant toxins. We also provide further guidance on cyanide in raw apricot kernels and opium alkaloids in poppy s…
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