Rural crime

Donations pour in after Hertfordshire farmer revealed bill to clean-up land

Over half of farmers experience waste crime on their land - now new surveillance and investigative measures aim to prevent criminals before they even get started

A prolific waste criminal who targeted farmland has been ordered to hand over more than £1.4 million for illegally dumping in excess of 4275 tonnes of waste across England

NFU Mutual has revealed that while incidents relating to livestock being injured or killed by dogs in the UK had cost farmers around £1.95 million in 2025, more than half of owners admitted to not putting dogs on a lead in the countryside

Barnsley Council said its Trading Standards officers had found 32 out-of-date food items for sale, spanning eleven different chilled products and totalling 581 days past their use-by date

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Danny Chambers, vet and Liberal Democrat MP for Winchester

Leicestershire County Council said 'injury, administrative delays and paperwork difficulties' were some of the reasons provided by the farmer for failing to comply with the law

NFU and House of Lords join call for change as organised crime gangs target countryside

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Baroness Shas Sheehan, Chair of the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee

The Environment Agency today (January 30) announced the arrest of two men aged 69 and 54 for environmental and money laundering offences