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How to get a licence to sell animals as pets, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
This code provides practical guidance on how to meet your waste duty of care requirements in England and Wales.
This is a list of large organisations (‘producers’) who have reported their data using the report packaging data (RPD) service.
As a public authority, understand what the biodiversity duty is and how to comply with it.
How to check your digital land maps and update or correct any changes made by the Rural Payments Agency.
Get help to improve water and air quality, and reduce flood risk on agricultural land.
What you must do to get paid for this action and advice on how to do it.
Rules for importing, exporting and moving fresh fruit and vegetables to, from and around the UK.
Find out about flood risk activity exemptions, which used to need flood defence consent, and how to register them.
Decision-making, executive and managerial bodies for Defra.
Find out about the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on improved grassland, what land is eligible for each action, and what you need to do to get paid.
Planning rules coming into force today make it easier to convert unused farm buildings into new homes, farm shops and gyms.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Find out what you need to do to keep wild birds or animals legally and safely, including when you need a licence and how to get one.
Information for farmers, foresters and land managers about Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier.
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.
Read the guidance to help you make your claim for payment using the Rural Payments service or a claim form.
This report sets out the actions that government and others will take to adapt to the impacts of climate change from 2023 to 2028.
Government taking action to tackle the shortage of HGV drivers.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The signs of bluetongue virus and how you must report it in sheep, cattle and other livestock.
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