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What land use codes to use when declaring land in a rural payments application such as Countryside Stewardship or the Sustainable Farming Incentive.
What cattle keepers must record and report when they move cattle, bison or buffalo and the deadlines.
What you must do to prevent water pollution when you manage organic manures, manufactured fertiliser, soil and livestock.
Use these general licences to move animals and germinal product from the bluetongue restricted zone to Scotland or Wales (EXD603, EXD608, EXD627, EXD639, EXD656).
Check the definition of composite products and understand the import rules and restrictions, depending on the ingredients in your food product.
Rules for importing, exporting and moving fresh fruit and vegetables to, from and around the UK.
Find out how much nitrogen you can use on your land and how to plan and record your fertiliser use in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ).
Check the requirements you must follow under your Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) agreement for the SFI expanded offer for 2024.
Find out when you must label your meat, fish or seafood product with its country of origin.
Check if a country or territory is approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº provided and contact details for Veterinary Investigation Centres (VICs) and surveillance pathology partners in England and Wales.
Reduce the risk of disease and find out where listed diseases have been confirmed in England and Wales
What you must record in a holding register (also called a flock or herd record), when to update it and what to use.
How to spot lumpy skin disease, what to do if you suspect it and how to prevent it spreading.
Get a breed code to register a cattle, bison or buffalo birth.
How to legally carry out slaughter without stunning in accordance with religious rites, including how to restrain and bleed the animal.
How to comply with food standards law when producing, importing or selling bread and flour.
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 the agreement holder’s guide for agreements starting on or after 3 January 2024 until 31 December 2024.
Farmers should send this guidance to their vet, so they can see what to do on a review or follow-up. This guidance includes details of testing, how to advise, and what information to provide.
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