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Register with BCMS's online service to register cattle births and report cattle deaths and cattle movements online
Collecting land, crops and livestock information and surveying farm management practice with Defra agricultural surveys
The food safety and hygiene regulations you must follow - the law, regulations
A food business is any business that: sells food cooks food stores or…
Staff training You must be able to show that your staff have the right…
You must manage food allergies when preparing and selling food. This…
This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg). Use a reputable supplier…
This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg). You can be inspected by…
Get business support and advice over the phone and online - setting up and running a business.
Set up a food safety system based on hazard analysis principles: steps, document templates, toolkits and ‘MyHACCP’ online.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
Emails from the Food Standard Agency about problems with food on the market
Agricultural Sick Pay means you're paid wages while you're sick - can you get it, how to claim, what you'll get.
Use the RLE1 form if you need to register land or change your maps on the Rural Payments service by post.
Submit samples to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) for commercial testing by APHA Scientific.
How to register if you keep 50 or more birds, including any you keep as pets.
Work out how much statutory holiday leave you’re entitled to as an agricultural worker
Use this form to apply for a Capital grants plan or Capital grants study.
When you need planning permission, where to apply, what counts as permitted development and how to appeal a planning permission decision.
Report a problem (adverse event) with animal medicine, animal medicine in the environment or food, or an animal exposed to human medicine.
Follow the conditions in these general licences to hold gatherings of poultry or other captive birds.
Your farm vehicle must have the right approval to be registered with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency - european community whole vehicle type approval, certificate of conformity, tractor cab certificate of approval
Form for Countryside Stewardship (CS) and Environmental Stewardship (ES) agreement holders to request a minor and temporary adjustment to the requirements for the options in their agreement.
The rights of agricultural and farm workers - including pay rates, agricultural minimum wage, overtime, holiday leave, rest breaks, help and advice
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export meat products to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of…
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