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Sign in to the Rural Payments service to make a rural payments claim or update your details. Find out how to register for an account.
Register with BCMS's online service to register cattle births and report cattle deaths and cattle movements online
Agricultural Sick Pay means you're paid wages while you're sick - can you get it, how to claim, what you'll get
Who you should contact if a pet or other animal or human has an unexpected reaction to a veterinary medicine or a problem with a microchip.
When you need planning permission, where to apply, what counts as permitted development and how to appeal a planning permission decision.
Work out how much statutory holiday leave you’re entitled to as an agricultural worker
Use this form to apply for a temporary land association (TLA) or temporary county parish holding (tCPH) number. This is needed when you temporarily keep livestock on someone else's land.
Your farm vehicle must have the right approval to be registered with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency - european community whole vehicle type approval, certificate of conformity, tractor cab certificate of approval
The rights of agricultural and farm workers - including pay rates, agricultural minimum wage, overtime, holiday leave, rest breaks, help and advice
Rural Land Register - when you need to register land, how to register, what to send with your application, how to contact Rural Payments Agency
Submit samples to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) for commercial testing by APHA Scientific.
Training, courses and qualifications for agricultural workers
If you keep poultry or other captive birds in an AIPZ, use this checklist to make sure you’re meeting the minimum standards to protect them against bird flu.
Collecting land, crops and livestock information and surveying farm management practice with Defra agricultural surveys
Vets can use this form to test horses for the Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM) organism for export and breeding purposes.
Form for Official Veterinarians to submit samples to test for brucellosis in an investigation of abortion or premature calving.
Register on the biomass supplier list so your customers can get the Renewable Heat Incentive
Order tuberculin from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Use this form to report suspected salmonella in dogs to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
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