Guidance: Official veterinary surgeon (OVS) notes

Changes to import controls for animals and products of animal origin.




Research: Genetically Modified Organisms release: herpes virus of Turkey and avian influenza virus (25/R58/01)

Details of the consent for Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) to release a genetically modified organism, reference 25/R58/01.




Statutory guidance: The Plant Varieties Act (Amendment) Regulations 2026

This Statutory Instrument amends the definition of a small farmer in section 9(10) of the Plant Varieties Act 1997.




Guidance: Bird flu: rules on meat produced from poultry and farmed game birds originating in disease control zones

Rules food businesses should follow for any meat produced from poultry or farmed game birds originating within a disease control zone.




Seasonal work on farms: guidance for workers

The type of seasonal work on farms, who can apply, where you can find work, how to avoid scams and working on UK farms.