Rules for farmers and land supervisors

There are legal requirements around particular farming activities to secure individuals, animals and the environment. This page can help you discover the guidelines that use to you.

The guidelines in cross compliance still use and you need to follow those guidelines on your holding to receive rural payments completely.

Keep animals

Register land you utilize to keep animals

Register animals to get a flock or herd mark

Get a short-lived land association (TLA) or short-term county parish holding (CPH) number

Register to keep poultry

Keeping livestock, bison and buffalo in England and Wales

Protect the public from cattle kept on land

Keeping sheep, goats, pigs and deer

Protect animal health and well-being

Protect animal well-being on farm and in transportation

Produce safe-to-eat food for humans or animals

Report notifiable illness in animals

Bovine TB: get your livestock evaluated in England

Responsible usage of animal medications on the farm

Keeping horses

Keeping horses commercially

Protect the environment if you keep animals

Pigs and poultry extensive farming: ecological authorizations

Make sure animal activities do not damage soil

Store natural manures in nitrate susceptible zones

Store slurry, silage and farming fuel oil securely

Fallen stock and safe disposal of dead animals

Manage land that you own or inhabit

Manage farming and horticultural activities to avoid soil disintegration and water contamination

Public rights of method: landowner duties

Open gain access to land: management, rights and duties

Coastal margin: management, rights and duties

Sites of unique clinical interest: handle websites you own or inhabit

Heather and turf burning: guidelines and when you require a licence

Change or enhance rural land: inspect if you require to obtain an Environmental Impact Assessment

Use insect control items

Register as an expert user of plant defense items

Use, transport or store pesticides safely

Code of practice for using plant protection products: what you legally have to do

Apply items to your land

Plan your usage of fertiliser or manure to lower water contamination

Nitrate susceptible zones: guidelines when you utilize fertilisers or store manure

Use sewage sludge on your land

Waste exemption: spread waste to benefit your land

Burning crop residues: constraints and guidelines for farmers and land supervisors

Produce plant ranges and seeds

Plant breeders rights: nationwide listing of plant ranges, seed accreditation and farm saved seed

Protect landscape functions

Hedgerows: learn if you can get rid of or perform work

Get approval prior to you deal with scheduled monoliths

Manage trees and forest

A guide to preparing brand-new forest in England

Tree dropping introduction

Tree insects and illness

Plan forest jobs: inspect if you require to obtain an Environmental Impact Assessment

Manage water

Maintain watercourses and comprehend consents you require to work around them

Check if you require a licence to abstract water

Manage and get rid of waste

Manage waste on land: assistance for land supervisors

Discharges to appear water and groundwater: ecological authorizations

Sheep dip: groundwater defense code

Make garden compost, biogas, fertiliser or animal feed

Guidance for the animal spin-offs market

Import, export or disperse animals and food

Importing live animals or animal items

Exporting live animals or animal items

Import eggs to Great Britain

Export eggs from Great Britain

Import hatching eggs and chicks to Great Britain

Export hatching eggs and chicks from Great Britain

Export or move animal feed or animal food

Export or move food, beverage and farming items

Get suggestions

Get suggestions from Defra or the Farming Advice Service.