LRSN works with other organisations to help support you and your business
Business help and support
Helping you to help business
The team at LRSN work closely with the organisations listed on this page. The contact details for each organisation are available however, if you would like support with contacting one of them our team are on hand to help.
Animal Health
To safeguard animal health and welfare as well as public health, protect the economy and enhance food security through research, surveillance and inspection.
Our responsibilities
We’re responsible for:
Identifying and controlling endemic and exotic diseases and pests in animals, plants and bees, and surveillance of new and emerging pests and diseases.
Scientific research in areas such as bacterial, viral, prion and parasitic diseases and vaccines, and food safety; and act as an international reference laboratory for many farm animal diseases.
Facilitating international trade in animals, products of animal origin, and plants.
Protecting endangered wildlife through licensing and registration.
Managing a programme of apiary (bee) inspections, diagnostics, research and development, and training and advice.
Regulating the safe disposal of animal by-products to reduce the risk of potentially dangerous substances entering the food chain.
You can report suspected notifiable animal diseases and urgent concerns about farm animal welfare issues 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Telephone 03000 200 301
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/animal-and-plant-health-agency
BCMS (British Cattle Movement Service)
Responsible for maintaining a database of all bovine animals in the United Kingdom, except for Northern Ireland.
We are part of the Rural Payments Agency and we work on behalf of the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs, Scottish Government and the Welsh Government.
Our responsibilities
Our main responsibilities are to:
Maintain the Cattle Tracing System (CTS)
Issue cattle passports
Process information about cattle births, movements and deaths received from keepers.
British Cattle Movement Service
Curwen Road
Derwent Howe
Workington
Cumbria
CA14 2DD
United Kingdom
Email
bcmsenquiries@rpa.gov.uk
BCMS helpline
0345 050 1234
Normal BCMS helpline opening hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm, closed weekends and bank holidays. All calls charged at local rate.
www.bcms.gov.uk
Defra
UK government department responsible for policy and regulations on environmental, food and rural issues with priorities to grow the rural economy, improve the environment and safeguard animal and plant health.
Purpose
Our broad remit means we play a major role in people’s day-to-day life, from the food we eat, and the air we breathe, to the water we drink.
We are here to make our air purer, our water cleaner, our land greener and our food more sustainable.
Our mission is to restore and enhance the environment for the next generation, leaving it in a better state than we found it.
Priority outcomes
Improve the environment through cleaner air and water, minimised waste, and thriving plant and terrestrial and marine wildlife.
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon storage in the agricultural, waste, peat and tree planting sectors to help deliver net zero.
Reduce the likelihood and impact of flooding and coastal erosion on people, businesses, communities and the environment.
Increase the sustainability, productivity and resilience of the agriculture, fishing, food and drink sectors, enhance biosecurity at the border and raise animal welfare standards.
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Farming Advice Service (FAS)
The Farming Advice Service (FAS) is a service funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to help farms meet the requirement of the single farm payment, protect and enhance the environment and increase business efficiency.
Advice line
Contact us if you would like help understanding English farming regulations, knowing if you are eligible and applying for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and other grant schemes, or improving your local water, air, and soil quality. You can call, email, or chat with us online.
Technical advice line: 03000 200 301 Email: advice@farmingadviceservice.org.uk
https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/farming-advice-service
FCN FarmWell
Planning for the future can be a daunting process, especially in farming where we are experiencing so much change. The internet has opened up a wealth of information, but for those who are not ‘computer savvy’ or who work alone, it can be difficult trying to ‘sort the wood from the trees’.
Information overload can be a real problem these days. FCN’s FarmWell initiative can help.
The most useful information to help keep your business, and yourself, resilient through changing times and plan positively for the future.
FCN FarmWell is an online facility, free to use, which can help with:
Keeping your business resilient through change
Provide links to the most useful and user-friendly information sources across all farm business areas, where you can find the facts to help plan successfully and efficiently.
Helping you, your family and your staff to stay resilient through change
Interesting articles, tips and programmes for keeping fit and healthy.
Support and help if you need it
Guidance on how you can access additional support and mentoring, both from a business and personal perspective, should the need arise.
Click here to launch FarmWell
FWAG
The national FWAG Association represents local Farming & Wildlife Advisory Groups (FWAGs) across the UK. These groups have helped British farmers for over five decades by providing trusted, independent environmental advice.
FWAG was first established as a charity in the 1960s by a group of forward thinking farmers who saw that the environment was an important part of a successful farming business.
The organisation helped farmers understand the environmental value of their land and make the most of the agri-environment options available.
The FWAG Association succeeded FWAG in 2011. It represents a coming together of the local Farming & Wildlife Advisory Groups which continue to serve the farming community up and down the country today, according to the original FWAG standards and values.
http://www.fwag.org.uk
Natural England
Natural England is the government’s adviser on the natural environment providing practical advice, grounded in science, on how best to safeguard England’s natural wealth for the benefit of everyone.
Who we are
We were established by an Act of Parliament in 2006. Our purpose is to help conserve, enhance and manage the natural environment for the benefit of present and future generations, thereby contributing to sustainable development.
We have about 2,800 staff and offices throughout England with a head office in York.
Our vision and mission
Our vision is ‘Thriving Nature for people and planet’.
We aim to achieve this through our mission ‘Building partnerships for Nature’s recovery’.
Values
To shape our future, we are inclusive, ambitious, act with integrity and collaborative so that we can deliver the greatest value to society.
Our strategy and approach
Natural England’s strategy, “Recovering Nature for Growth, Health and Security” integrates nature as part of the solution to strengthening national security, sustaining growth and supporting us into a more secure and equitable future.
http://www.naturalengland.org.uk
RPA (Rural Payments Agency)
The paying agency for the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) schemes in England, making payments to farmers, traders and landowners and payments on behalf of Natural England, and manage over 40 schemes to help ensure a healthy rural economy and strong rural communities.
Who we are
A dispersed team based in offices across England, including Reading, Carlisle, Exeter, Newcastle, Workington and York. We employ around 2,300 staff, many of whom live in the communities we serve.
Responsibilities
We’re responsible for:
Measures to boost the productivity of the farming industry,
Helping to assure the provenance of our food, and contribute to the control of disease in livestock, through the monitoring of cattle movement and inspections of abattoirs and meat cutting plants,
Delivery of subsidies and other payments to support our farming and food industry and incentivise environmental outcomes,
Supporting innovation through grants and management of various funding schemes, helping to boost the rural economy,
Providing import and export licenses for the agri-food sector,
Providing subsidies to encourage uptake of milk in schools,
Supporting free flow of trade through provision of certificates of free sale,
Helping to regulate the markets for dairy and farm produce,
Helping to boost the rural economy through rural development schemes and management of various funding schemes, such as the roll-out of super-fast rural broadband,
Managing customer contact for a wide range of Defra group services,
Emergency support through sector intervention and crisis support
We pay out over £2 billion each year to support a thriving farming and food sector, supporting agricultural and rural communities to create a better place to live.
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/rural-payments-agency
Trading Standards
National Trading Standards plays a crucial role in ensuring animal welfare through various initiatives and enforcement measures. They work closely with local authorities and other organisations to protect livestock and farm animals from cruelty and avoidable pain or distress. Their responsibilities include monitoring and influencing animal health and welfare standards on farms, in transport, at markets and other gatherings. They also aim to prevent the spread of disease and ensure the integrity of the human food chain.
Trading Standards are responsible for the enforcement of animal health and welfare legislation, which includes the identification, recording of livestock movements, general welfare, transportation, feeding, and disposal of fallen stock. They routinely inspect and investigate complaints related to farmed livestock and provide advice to keepers where non-compliance has been found.
Contact Trading Standards
Citizens Advice Consumer Service (CACS):
Telephone: 0808 2231133
http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk
