Rural crime

Avon and Somerset Police said Harry Hollowell was able to live a 'luxurious lifestyle', which included driving expensive cars and being able to live in a large house, at the expense of hard-working farmers who had their machinery stolen

Essex farmer Richard Bennett was forced to seek legal advice after a scam tractor advert cost him £30,000

Officers said Demi Leigh James had pleaded guilty to livestock worrying at court in June after her dog attacked 25 ewes. And then just over six weeks later, she was sentenced for biting and punching a police officer

Joint police effort sees seven men sentenced for more than 25 years after multiple farm machinery thefts

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

Members have been encouraged to contact the CLA on all matters related to crime, particularly as it helps in its work with police forces across the North and beyond

MS for South Wales East Laura Anne Jones told delegates at Conference that Reform will scrap Inheritance Tax and deliver a scheme which rewards and recognises the central role of food production if the party wins the next General Election

Ceredigion police inspector Matthew Howells said there is a possibility that the lambs may have been stolen for the smokies trade - a delicacy in many West African countries where sheep meat is scorched with a blowtorch to give it a smoked flavour

East Riding of Yorkshire Council said the farmer chose to euthanise the cow instead of providing the animal with veterinary treatment

Police warn of an increase in criminal activity such as trespassing, poaching, burglary and vandalism