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What you must do when you keep livestock or manage land.
Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.
How growers and traders can get authorised as a professional operator to issue plant passports and when you need to be authorised.
Get a breed code to register a cattle, bison or buffalo birth.
Details of approved and registered animal by-product (ABP) operating plants in Great Britain and the Channel Islands.
Quality and labelling rules for growing, packing, distributing, importing and selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
Guidance on the Animal and Plant Health Agency laboratory testing services and prices for animal disease diagnosis.
Establishments approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and how competent authorities can change the establishment list.
What you must record in a holding register (also called a flock or herd record), when to update it and what to use.
Check the definition of composite products and understand the import rules and restrictions, depending on the ingredients in your food product.
A list of organisations in England, Scotland and Wales that inspect and certify animals and animal products for export. The list does not include every certifier.
What land use codes to use when declaring land in a rural payments application such as Countryside Stewardship or the Sustainable Farming Incentive.
Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to tell the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
Find out how to apply for approval under the scheme, how to claim for the subsidy, how much you can claim and what records you need to keep.
When and how to identify your lambs and sheep with tags.
Guidance for exporters in England, Scotland and Wales on applying for an export health certificate.
Invited applicants can apply for a grant to help fund farm and horticulture productivity.
Licence conditions of the general licence in England.
Read the agreement holder’s guide for agreements starting on or after 3 January 2024 until 31 December 2024.
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