Rural crime

With rural crime seemingly on the increase, prevention is better than cure. Simple devices and layers of deterrence can reduce the chances of intruders considering entering farm buildings.

Police have launched an appeal for information after a dog attacked and killed six in-lamb Swaledale ewes carrying twins, injuring several more.  

A farming family in Lancashire have been left disheartened after thieves stole money from an honesty box.

Farming charity Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS) has urged its members and the wider farming community to complete a hare coursing survey to help gather evidence and understand the crime’s impact on farming families.

The National Sheep Association (NSA) has urged all sheep farmers to complete its survey on sheep worrying by dogs to help support calls for legal and cultural changes.

Local authorities in England have dealt with 976,000 fly-tipping incidents on public land in 2019/20, an increase of two per cent from 2018/19, new figures from Defra have found.

Farmer demand for No Dogs Allowed signs produced by the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has soared, sparking a second reprint.

Farmer demand for ‘No Dogs Allowed’ signs produced by the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has soared, sparking a second reprint.

Police are investigating the theft of 63 in-lamb ewes which were stolen from a field. 

Police have appealed for information after 19 pregnant North England Mule sheep were stolen in the North East of Scotland.