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Health and safety issues and regulations for farm vehicles, machinery and equipment: risk assessments and good practice.
This guidance is aimed at helping readers understand the permitting requirements of EC directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste.
List of countries (and their inspection bodies) with AIS status for importing fruit and vegetables into Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
What farmers and land managers must know about slurry separators, storing and applying separated materials.
You need to tell the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) if the structure of your business is changing.
Defra’s Secretary of State has permitted the use of this bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccine within the United Kingdom, subject to licence.
How to manage water use, levels, drainage and irrigation, and avoid pollution from waste water and sheep dip.
This interpretive guidance primarily addresses questions about De-listing practice by retailers regulated by the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (the Code).
Provides best practice advice on minimising the risk of causing pollution while protecting natural resources.
Guidance on tests and inspections for producers, processors, importers and sellers of organic food, feed and seed.
Regulations on the use of tractors.
What you need to do as a food and drink business to work with the EU.
How to comply with the conditions in your environmental permit for intensive pig and poultry farming.
Marketing standards for hatching egg and chick producers, manufacturers, retailers and distributors.
Rules for exporting or moving organic food, feed and seed from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland.
Information for farmers about inspections the Environment Agency carries out on pig and poultry farm structures, records and, maintenance and management plans.
Find out about agricultural workers' pay and working conditions, labour laws, and health and safety laws.
What you must do to carry out a risk assessment if you're a farmer applying for a bespoke permit for intensive farming.
How to get approval for operating plants handling or processing meat in England and Wales.
This legally binding Order, which is enforced by Defra, comes into force 1 October 2012.
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