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1 October 2024
New rules make it a legal requirement for everyone in Great Britain who keeps birds to register with the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), regardless of the size of their flock, even if the birds are kept as pets. Keepers must register by 1 October 2024. Register as a keeper of less than 50 birds on GOV.UK.
1 October 2024
You can burn heather, rough grass, bracken, gorse or vaccinium on land in upland areas from this date. (GOV.UK)
1 October 2024
For any land located in a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ), this is the start of the closed period for applying organic manure with a high readily available nitrogen content (for example, slurry, poultry manures or liquid digested sewage sludge) to tillage land on soils which are not shallow or sandy. (GOV.UK)
15 October 2024
For any land located in a NVZ, this is the start of the closed period for applying organic manure with a high readily available nitrogen content (for example, slurry, poultry manures or liquid digested sewage sludge) to grassland on soils which are not shallow or sandy. (GOV.UK)
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31 August 2024
New hedgerow management rules came into force in May 2024. As part of this, the hedgerow management rules on cutting and trimming, announced that hedgerows covered by the rules must not be cut or trimmed until after 31 August 2024 unless an exemption applies
1 September 2024
For any land located in a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ), this is the start of the closed period for applying organic manure with a high readily available nitrogen content (for example, slurry, poultry manures or liquid digested sewage sludge) to grassland on shallow or sandy soils. GOV.UK
1 September 2024
For any land located in an NVZ, this is the start of the closed period for applying manufactured nitrogen fertilisers to tillage land. GOV.UK
15 September 2024
For any land located in an NVZ, this is the start of the closed period for applying manufactured nitrogen fertilisers to grassland. GOV.UK
16 September 2024
For any land located in an NVZ, this is the start of the closed period for applying organic manure with a high readily available nitrogen content (for example, slurry, poultry manures or liquid digested sewage sludge) to tillage land on shallow or sandy soils that have been sown with crops on or before 15 September.GOV.UK
For more details about the information provided in the key dates table, visit the Rules for Farmers and Land Managers and the relevant pages of GOV.UK
Upcoming Grant Deadlines
31 October Invited applicants have until 11.59pm on 31 October 2024 to submit their full application for the Water Management grant (round 2)
From 3 January 2024 the following grants opened for application
• Capital Grants 2024
• Higher Tier Capital Grants 2024
• Protection and Infrastructure Grants 2024
• Woodland Management Plan (WMP) Grants 2024
• Woodland Tree Health (WTH) Grants
• Implementation Plan Grant (PA1) or Feasibility Study Grant (PA2)
Key Dates for Annual Declaration Submission
To assist Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) agreement holders, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) have outlined the opening and closing dates for the annual declaration submission based on the start date of the agreement:
Agreement start date               Declaration period opens          Declaration period closes
1 October 2023Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 August 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 30 September 2024
1 November 2023Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 September 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 31 October 2024
1 December 2023Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 October 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 30 November 2024
1 January 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 November 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 31 December 2024
1 February 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 December 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 31 January 2025
1 March 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 January 2025Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 28 February 2025
1 April 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 February 2025Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 31 March 2025
1 May 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 March 2025Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 30 April 2025
1 June 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 April 2025Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 31 May 2025
1 July 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 May 2025Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 30 June 2025
1 August 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 June 2025Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 31 July 2025
1 September 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 July 2025Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 31 August 2025
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