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Find out if you’re eligible for delinked payments, how they’re calculated and when you’ll receive them.
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
Apply for funding for a vet to visit your farm to reduce endemic diseases and conditions, increase animal productivity and improve animal welfare.
Find out which licence and fuel you need for agricultural vehicles and which tax and operator's licence exemptions might apply to you.
Find out when you are permitted to cut and trim hedgerows on or next to land used for agriculture.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
Payments for farmers who carry out eligible agricultural activities, what you need to know and do before you can apply for an annual payment.
McCance and Widdowson’s 'composition of foods integrated dataset' on the nutrient content of the UK food supply.
Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
How to report sheep and goat movements to the Livestock Information Service.
List of priority habitats and species in England (‘Section 41 habitats and species’) for public bodies, landowners and funders to use for biodiversity conservation.
Guidance on the Animal and Plant Health Agency laboratory testing services and prices for animal disease diagnosis.
How to import or move food and drink from the EU to Great Britain.
How to keep the personal and business details you register with the Rural Payments Agency up to date.
Read the guidance to help you make your claim for payment using the Rural Payments service or a claim form.
Manage your birds’ housing and welfare when they must be kept inside because of disease outbreaks.
Find an approved UK border control post (BCP) to check the animals, animal products or high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin (HRFNAO) in your consignment.
Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
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