Environmental guidance for your business in Northern Ireland & Scotland
Zero Waste Scotland and WRAP Northern Ireland offer free and confidential advice and support to help you reduce your environmental impact and save money. They can help with reducing your business's waste and use of water, packaging and raw materials.
The Carbon Trust can help your business to improve its energy use and reduce its carbon emissions.
Find other trade associations relevant to your business using the Trade Association Forum website.
Useful links
Northern Ireland
Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)
DAERA: Animal health and welfare
DAERA: Information relating to the environment
Northern Ireland Agricultural Producers Association keep their members updated on key issues affecting agricultural production in Northern Ireland.
15 Molesworth St
Cookstown
Co. Tyrone
BT80 8NX
Telephone: 02886765700
Scotland
Archaeology Scotland: Rural guides for farmers and land managers
Animal and Plant Health Agency (Scotland, England and Wales)
Farming and Water Scotland
National Farmers' Union Scotland (NFUS)
Scotland's Rural College: Farming for a better climate
Scottish Agricultural College (SAC): Consulting
Scottish Government: Agriculture pages
Scottish Government: Code of practice for using plant protection products
Scottish Government: Cross compliance notes for guidance (Adobe PDF - 463KB)
Scottish Government: Environmental impact assessments (EIA)
Scottish Government: Farm soils plan (Adobe PDF - 1.61MB)
Scottish Government: Farming for a better climate
Scottish Government: PEPFAA DOs and DON'Ts guide
SEPA: Four point plan for livestock farmers (Adobe PDF - 258KB)
SEPA: Sheep dipping code of practice (Adobe PDF - 264KB)
UK-wide
Agriculture Document Library (AdLib)
Agriculture Industries Confederation
HSE: Chemical Regulation Directorate (CRD)
Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF)
Environmental News Blog
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