National Rural Crime Action Week: NFU underlines need for ongoing action to shield farming families from the devastating impact of rural crime

The NFU are calling for the government to create a cross-departmental rural crime task force to address the failures in dealing with rural crime

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National Rural Crime Action Week: NFU underlines need for ongoing action to shield farming families from the devastating impact of rural crime

The NFU's ‘A Mission for Farming: Our Blueprints for Growth' details how British farming can contribute to the Government's missions. On rural crime, the NFU are calling for the government to...

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