Agri-Business
New officer joins National Rural Crime Unit to tackle livestock theft
Rural insurer NFU Mutual has funded the appointment of a new officer to the National Rural Crime Unit (NRCU) to...
Police
Rural Life
Farms in Hertfordshire 'blighted by tonnes of rubbish'
Recent incidences of fly-tipping on farms in north and east Hertfordshire meant they were “blighted by tonnes of rubbish”, according...
Sheep
Surrey: 19-year-old arrested in connection with deaths of several lambs
A second teenager has been arrested in connection with the deaths of several lambs at a farm in Bramley, Surrey....
Rural Life
60% see no improvement to rural policing with crime commissioners - survey
Nearly 60% of those surveyed by the Countryside Alliance do not think rural policing has improved since the introduction of...
Rural Life
Surrey: Lambs run over with vehicle in 'extremely unusual' incident
Surrey Police is investigating the deaths of several lambs after they were run over with a vehicle at a farm...
Rural Life
Farmer rescues two people from sinking car in Lincolnshire river
Lincolnshire Police has thanked a local farmer for his role in rescuing people from a car stranded in a river....
Machinery
Woman suffers 'life-changing injuries' after machinery falls off lorry
A woman has sustained “life-changing injuries” after agricultural machinery that was not safety secured on a lorry detached into the...
Rural Life
Somerset men found with 20 pieces of stolen farm machinery
Two Somerset men have been sentenced after they were found with 20 pieces of stolen farm machinery. 25-year-old Harry Hollowell...
Machinery
Stolen agri machinery recovered through Harwich port operation
Essex Police rural engagement officers have recovered stolen agricultural machinery following an operation in Harwich International Port. The officers worked...
Rural Life
Nottinghamshire: 6 men jailed for agri machinery thefts worth £1 million
Six men have been jailed in connection with thefts of plant and agricultural machinery totalling £1 million. Nottinghamshire Police said...
Rural Life
John Deere stolen from development site in Faversham
A John Deere tractor was among the items stolen from a housing development site in Faversham earlier this month. Kent...
N.Ireland
‘Worrying’ number of sheep theft reports in Co. Antrim – PSNI
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information following a “worrying” third report of stolen sheep in...
Arable
Nottinghamshire farm suffers 'thousands of pounds of damage' to crops from quads
Nottinghamshire Police has appealed for information regarding the damaging of crops from quad bikes on a farm in North Nottinghamshire....
Sheep
Police appeal for info after two instances of sheep worrying in Wiltshire
Wiltshire Police’s rural crime team is appealing for information after two instances of sheep worrying in Bowerchalke. The incidences occurred...
Rural Life
TVP rural crime team recovers stolen machinery worth £110k
The Thames Valley Police (TVP) rural crime team has seized stolen machinery worth an estimated £110,000. The force said PC...
Rural Life
Investigation launched after 3 cows stolen from Stafford farm
Staffordshire Police has launched an investigation after three cows were stolen from a farm in Stafford. The theft occurred between...
Rural Life
Appeal for information after calves injured and beheaded
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is appealing for information after two calves were beheaded...
Rural Life
Staffordshire: Appeals for info after the theft of New Holland tractor
Staffordshire Police rural and wildlife crime team has appealed for information regarding the theft of a blue New Holland tractor...
