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U10 exemption lets you spread certain wastes on agricultural land to improve soil, instead of using manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials.
Services provided and contact details for Veterinary Investigation Centres (VICs) and surveillance pathology partners in England and Wales.
Calculate the annual nitrogen and phosphorus emissions from your livestock. Report the data to the Environment Agency.
Check if a country or territory is approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Service for Marketing Authorisation Holders, Manufacturers and Wholesalers.
Manage your birds’ housing and welfare when they must be kept inside because of disease outbreaks.
What you must record in a holding register (also called a flock or herd record), when to update it and what to use.
Register and manage your access to EHC Online using Government Gateway and your Defra account.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
Quality and labelling rules for growing, packing, distributing, importing and selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
Tell the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) you have complied or expect to comply with the terms of your SFI agreement for the year.
Print a template holding register to record sheep and goat tags, movements and deaths.
Apply for a specific licence for any movement or activity in a bird flu (avian influenza) disease zone not covered by a general licence.
How to apply for, correct or replace a cattle passport and what to do if you miss the application deadline or it has not arrived.
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.
The licence or certificate you need to slaughter or kill animals, the operations covered and how to apply.
Find out what to ask your vet to do during a review.
Check the requirements you must follow under your Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) agreement for the SFI expanded offer for 2024.
What land use codes to use when declaring land in a rural payments application such as Countryside Stewardship or the Sustainable Farming Incentive.
Use this service to apply for a temporary land association (TLA) or temporary county parish holding (tCPH) number. This is needed when you temporarily keep livestock on someone else's land.
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