Guidance: Rules for farmers and land managers

What you must do when you keep livestock or manage land.




Guidance: Common land: checks and area changes for land management funding eligibility

Land cover checks and changes to eligible areas for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) or other land management schemes on common land.




Guidance: Import live animals and germinal products to Great Britain under Balai rules

When to follow Balai rules to import animals and germinal products to Great Britain from EU and non-EU countries.




Statistics: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs – Statistics at Defra

We publish national and official statistics relating to the environment, rural communities, food, farming and biosecurity.




Statutory guidance: Tree health pilot scheme 2023: grant funding agreement terms and conditions

Forestry Commission’s terms and conditions for tree health pilot scheme 2023 grant funding agreements.