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This category contains 14 sites:

• Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission - Advises the UK government on biotechnology issues and developments which impact on agriculture and the environment.
• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - DEFRA. The UK Government department tasked with issues such as the environment, rural development, the countryside, wildlife, animal welfare and sustainable development. Formerly MAFF, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Foods.
• Foot and Mouth Disease - Comprehensive information from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the symptoms and transmission of Foot-and-Mouth Disease.
• Forestry Commission of Great Britain - Regulates the usage and development of forests in Great Britain.
• Information on Farming - UK Government farming site provides information on Common Agricultural Policy reform, agricultural employment, agrimoney, grants and financial assistance, milk quotas, plant health and horticulture.
• Institute of Arable Crops Research - The IACR is supported by the BBSRC, MAFF, SBRE Fund, ODA, and the private sector. It conducts basic, strategic and applied research in biological and related sciences; integrating these to optimise crop production systems. Site describes the work of the i
• Intervention Board - Explains the role of the board in helping UK farmers and traders to work within the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
• MAFF-BSE - Official UK government site which covers a number of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) related subjects.
• National Institute of Agricultural Botany - The NIAB is an independent body specialising in agriculture, horticulture and food. It supplies a number of services including consultancy, training, and technical advice to governments, supra-governmental agencies, agribusiness and farmers.
• Sheep Dipping - HSE Leaflet AS29 which helps farmers and others involved in dipping sheep to protect their health and the environment.
• The Veterinary Medicines Directorate - Includes editions of MAVIS (Medicines Act Veterinary Information Service) and AMELIA (Animal Medicines European Licensing Information and Advice).
• UK Pesticides Safety Directorate - Includes a section on LERAPs (Local Environmental Risk Assessments For Pesticides) and a downloadable version of the PSD Consumer model.
• Veterinary Laboratories Agency - Regional network of laboratories supported by a central research facility, providing all sectors of the animal health industry with animal disease surveillance, diagnostic services and veterinary scientific research. The Agency's aim is to promote animal
• Veterinary Medicines Directorate - Executive Agency responsible for issues concerning the use and manufacture of veterinary medicines in the UK. Site provides information and publications concerning the work of the VMD.

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