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<p>Defra has been working to ensure we deliver fair, effective regulation of farming
and maintain our important environmental and animal health standards. All Defra group
regulators have been involved in creating a better shared regulatory approach. Recent
improvements include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>publication of a <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Frules-for-farmers-and-land-managers&data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C2358b902182641582bbe08dc013689e2%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638386580941387919%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=VmY5%2BCnhR0reaiR7f4a7tti5vJi6ObK0vHVlme6NSNA%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">single navigation page</a> for rules for farmers on GOV.UK, developed
with farmers, making it easier to find out what rules apply</li><li>increasing the
advice offered by the Farming Advice Service so we can reach more farmers.</li><li>expanding
the regulatory resource for the Environment Agency with a test and learn approach
on how we best enable compliance.</li><li>opening Round 2 of our slurry infrastructure
grant, as part of our commitment to spend over £200m on infrastructure and equipment
grants to help to help livestock farmers in England tackle pollution from slurry.</li><li>consulting
on how we can best protect hedgerows as we phase out farm subsidies and cross compliance
rules.</li></ul><p> </p><p>As part of the Shared Regulatory Approach, we have worked
with:</p><p> </p><ul><li>the Environment Agency in how it supports farmers to undertake
farming activities in a way that minimises risk to environmental outcomes</li><li>Natural
England in how it helps farmers protect and enhance Protected Sites and biodiversity</li><li>the
Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency in how they help farmers
to protect the health of our plants and animals and to maintain biosecurity</li><li>the
Forestry Commission in how it helps farmers protect and enhance our trees and woodlands.</li></ul><p>
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