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In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown discusses Defra's announcement to give councils the power to seize and crush vehicles belonging to waste criminals and fly tippers after MPs warned that farming families were being pushed into 'debt and despair' due to criminals dumping waste on their land, plus the sheep industry's concerns that destocking the uplands is leading to 'increased' wildfire risks, and the 130 jobs at risk due to the planned closure of Arla's milk processing plant in North Yorkshire

River Action says classification of poultry manure as 'waste' is victory for those trying to save Britain's rivers

CLA calls for greater action as its survey reveals 90% of members have been a victim of rubbish dumping

Police said Kent beauty spot had rubbish piled 15 feet high

'We are fed up' says park director as debris found strewn across fields

The Environment Agency said waste crime costs the economy in England an estimated £1 billion a year through evaded tax, environmental and social harm, and lost legitimate business

Hopes new rules will reduce fly tipping on farmland

A wet UK summer has meant pumpkins are bigger than normal, but waste experts believe it could create hundreds of tonnes of additional food waste.