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Find out if you can remove or work on countryside hedgerows.
Find out how to create a woodland management plan for grant and felling licence applications. This will help you plan and develop a sustainable woodland.
How to safely and legally dispose of dead farm animals and horses.
Information on BTV-3 vaccines for keepers and vets, including rules for reporting vaccinations and keeping records.
Guidance on the Animal and Plant Health Agency laboratory testing services and prices for animal disease diagnosis.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
Guidance for businesses that import meat, dairy, eggs and animal products for human consumption. Check import rules, restrictions and what documents you need.
What livestock keepers must do when they intend to use someone else's land or buildings temporarily.
How growers and traders can get authorised as a professional operator to issue plant passports and when you need to be authorised.
Details of approved and registered animal by-product (ABP) operating plants in Great Britain and the Channel Islands.
How to market eggs, including rules on registration, egg marking, salmonella control and egg marketing inspections in England and Wales.
How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.
This document provides advice on owning a dog.
Get a breed code to register a cattle, bison or buffalo birth.
Get paid to manage land sustainably to benefit the environment and support food production: find out if your land is eligible, select and apply for SFI actions.
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) for animals or animal products you’re importing from a non-EU country to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the import rules and inspection rate…
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.
If you’re a farmer or land manager, you can get funding to support and improve National Landscapes, National Parks and the Broads.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
Use this service to tell the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) about a change to your kept bird record or to confirm your details every 12 months.
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