Rural Life
Metal thieves let cows out after stealing 700m of wire
Metal thieves in Lincolnshire are thought to have inadvertently let a herd of cows loose when they stole 700m of wire...
Rural Crime
Agri-Business
30 sheep illegally dumped at Cornwall reservoir
Around 30 sheep carcasses have been found illegally dumped at a reservoir in Cornwall on land managed by South West Water....
N.Ireland
Council issues warning to dog owners after 3 huskies worry housed sheep
A Northern Ireland council is urging members of the public to keep their dogs under control after a man was...
Agri-Business
London charity farm launches appeal for 11 stolen piglets
A miniature working farm based on the banks of the Thames has launched an appeal for the safe return of 11...
Sheep
Argyll man sentenced to 80 hours community service for dog attack
An Argyll man has been sentenced to 80 hours community service for a sheep attack which cost the farmer involved...
Rural Life
North England police join forces for 'largest rural crime operation of its kind'
Five police forces covering 6,500 square miles of northern England came together earlier this month for what has been described...
Rural Life
Cows die on German farm following overnight release
Four cows have died with up to 40 others in severe difficulty on an organic dairy farm in Germany, due...
Rural Life
Farmers and growers encouraged to support Home Office rural crime survey
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is encouraging farmers and growers to take part in the Government’s Commercial Victimisation Survey to...
Agri-Business
Ayrshire farmer cheated out of thousands in machinery 'ghosting’ scam
Organisers of a rural crime conference have said cybercrime will be included in the event after an Ayrshire farmer was...
Agri-Business
2 stolen tractors found 26 miles away with false plates
Two stolen tractors worth more than £200,000 have been found with false number plates 26 miles away from the Chorley farm...
Arable
63 sheep and lambs stolen from Suffolk field
Officers are appealing for witnesses or information after thieves made off with a large number of sheep stolen from a...
Rural Life
£20,000 of straw destroyed in Hertfordshire blaze
A fire which destroyed around 250t of straw at a farm in St. Albans is being treated as suspected arson...
N.Ireland
Land Cruiser and trailer stolen in farmyard raid
An appeal for information has been launched after a new Toyota Land Cruiser was stolen from a farmyard in Co....
Sheep
48 sheep stolen from Welsh agricultural university
Almost 50 sheep are thought to have been stolen from a mountain farm belonging to an agricultural university in Wales....
Rural Life
Video: Cows help ‘reel in’ wanted suspect in Florida
A herd of cows recently assisted local police officers in rounding up a suspect wanted by local authorities. Taking place...
Agri-Business
Rural crime: Farmers, Government and police to meet at high-level roundtable
Government officials, police and affected farmers are set to gather today at a high-level rural crime roundtable hosted by the...
Rural Life
Rural crime in numbers...how was your area affected?
A startling report published today shows the cost of rural crime has risen to its worst level in four years...
Rural Life
UK rural crime costs reach highest level in 4 years
The cost of rural crime in the UK has soared to its highest level in four years, with a report...
