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  • Habitats and species of principal importance in England

    List of priority habitats and species in England (‘Section 41 habitats and species’) for public bodies, landowners and funders to use for biodiversity conservation.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • Catchment Sensitive Farming: advice for farmers and land managers

    Get help to improve water and air quality, and reduce flood risk on agricultural land.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
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  • Import composite products from the EU to Great Britain

    Find out what a composite product is, and how to import or move composite products from the EU to Great Britain.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Laying Hen Housing for Health and Welfare grant round 1

    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.

    • From: Rural Payments Agency
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  • Animal by-product operating plants: approved premises

    Details of approved and registered animal by-product (ABP) operating plants in Great Britain and the Channel Islands.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
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  • Record and report cattle movements

    What cattle keepers must record and report when they move cattle, bison or buffalo and the deadlines.

    • From: British Cattle Movement Service and 1 others
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  • Storing silage, slurry and agricultural fuel oil

    Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to tell the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • Official cattle breeds and codes

    Get a breed code to register a cattle, bison or buffalo birth.

    • From: British Cattle Movement Service
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  • Create a woodland management plan

    Find out what's involved in creating a plan, giving you a structured way to organise the management of woodland.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
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  • Issue plant passports to move regulated plant material in Great Britain

    How growers and traders can get authorised as a professional operator to issue plant passports, when you need to be authorised and plants that need passports.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • Make changes to your rural land maps online or get an RLE1 form

    If you’re a farmer, landowner or grower, you can request changes to your digital maps and register new land online. You can also transfer or remove land.

    • From: Rural Payments Agency
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  • Capital Grants 2023: Countryside Stewardship

    Apply for capital items to benefit boundaries, trees and orchards, water and air priorities, and natural flood management.

    • From: Rural Payments Agency
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  • Fishing vessel licence variations

    The variation effective from 00:01hrs Sunday 26 May 2024

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Find out what’s available in SFI

    An overview of what you can get paid to do under SFI, the actions you can do under an agreement for the SFI 2023 offer, applying for an agreement, eligible land, how agreements and payments work, and SFI actions we’ll introd…

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • Find a professional to certify export health certificates

    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.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
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  • Defra-approved disinfectant: when and how to use it

    Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • Sheep and goat keepers: how to keep a holding register

    What you must record in a holding register (also called a flock or herd record), when to update it and what to use.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Apply for an SFI agreement

    Find out when to apply for an SFI agreement, how to apply and what happens after you’ve applied.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • Mid Tier grants and Wildlife Offers 2023: Countryside Stewardship

    Agreements for management grants and capital items to protect and enhance the natural environment.

    • From: Rural Payments Agency
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  • Egg marketing standards

    How to market eggs, including rules on registration, egg marking, salmonella control and egg marketing inspections in England and Wales.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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