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What you must do when you keep livestock or manage land.
Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to notify the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.
Guidance about how the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2023 offer will work for farmers.
Food safety management pack for small catering businesses such as restaurants and takeaways that serve Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan cuisines.
Templates for managing food safety practices.
Details of control bodies approved to certify organic food, feed, seed and other agricultural products in the UK.
How to meet the standards for intensive pig and poultry farming permits to control the risk of pollution to air, land and water.
Establishments approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and how competent authorities can change the establishment list.
Read about temporary adjustments to actions and options in Environmental Land Management (ELM) revenue agreements in 2026 due to hot and dry weather.
Food safety management pack for small catering businesses such as restaurants and takeaways that serve Chinese cuisine.
Information on BTV-3 vaccines for keepers and vets, including rules for reporting vaccinations and keeping records.
Find out the requirements for importing organic products and when you need a certificate of inspection (COI).
Register and manage your access to EHC Online using Government Gateway and your Defra account.
What you need to know about delinked payments, who is eligible, how they’re calculated and paid, and how they're affected by business changes.
Countryside Stewardship agreement holders must follow these Terms and Conditions if they applied for an agreement on or after 5 January 2026.
Check if a country or territory is approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.
How to register or re-register your holding with the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) and what to do if your details change.
The licence or certificate you need to slaughter or kill animals, the operations covered and how to apply.
How to order official cattle ear tags, what to do if your animal is untagged, its tags have been damaged or it has been tagged incorrectly.
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