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  • How to apply for certification, the register of growers and fees for crop and tuber inspections under the Seed Potato Classification Scheme (SPCS).

  • Funding for farmers and land managers for projects that support net zero, protected sites and habitat creation.

  • Lists of all natural mineral waters recognised in the UK, and English, Scottish and Welsh waters recognised by the EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein (EEA).

  • How to apply for an environmental permit if you rear pigs and poultry intensively, including how to comply with and change the permit.

  • Find out what land details you need to register on the Rural Payments service to apply for rural payments.

  • Find out how you could do the SFI action for moorland.

  • How to apply for national listing of agricultural and vegetable plant varieties in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

  • Beef abattoirs must dress, categorise, classify, weigh and label carcases according to regulations, and communicate results to suppliers.

  • What growers and traders need to do to move plants (including plants for planting, seeds, used agricultural and forestry machinery and vehicles and seed potatoes) using a Northern Ireland plant health label (NIPHL).

  • Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.

  • When and how to identify your kids and goats with tags.

  • Current quota catch limits for the 10 metres and under pool including details on 2 and 3 monthly limits on stocks

  • Apply for Higher Tier Capital Grants to achieve additional environmental benefits.

  • Read the agreement holder’s guide for agreements starting on or after 5 January 2023 until 31 December 2023.

  • Apply for capital item PA3 as a one-off payment to create a 10-year woodland management plan.

  • Laws and regulations protecting farm animals at shows and markets, including the suitability of pens, cages or hutches

  • Find out about when your SFI agreement will start, what you’re agreeing to do and requesting changes to your agreement.

  • How to report and record pig movements and when to follow the standstill rule.

  • How to set up a compost or biogas site, UK and EU standards explained, and alternative treatment methods for animal by-products (ABPs).

  • Cattle keepers must tag a newborn calf, add its details to their holding register and register its birth within legal deadlines.