N.Ireland
Operation FarmWatch: The latest drive to get tough on rural crime
Farm visits, advice stands and vehicle check points were posted across Northern Ireland earlier this week as Operation FarmWatch got...
Rural Crime
N.Ireland
Cross-border smuggling blamed for NI's 10,000 missing cattle
More than 10,000 Northern Irish cattle have been reported stolen or lost in just three years – with cross-border smuggling...
N.Ireland
Crime initiative puts farmers on the watch for rural thieves
Farmers have been urged to sign up to a new rural crime watch initiative to tackle the issue in Northern...
N.Ireland
Farm organisation calls for tougher sentences for criminals
Calls for tougher judicial sentences for people involved in rural crime have been reiterated by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU),...
N.Ireland
Investigation underway as 9 cattle stolen
An investigation is underway after nine cattle were stolen in south Co. Armagh over the weekend, according to the Police...
Rural Life
Cost of rural crime rises 13% in Northern Ireland
Rural crime in Northern Ireland cost the UK economy £2.7 million (€3 million) in 2015 alone, according to the most...
N.Ireland
Massey Ferguson 6270 tractor stolen in Co. Tyrone
A Massey Ferguson 6270 tractor was reportedly stolen from a farm in Co. Tyrone at the end of last week....
Rural Life
'We sleep with loaded shotguns..it's not a question of if they'll be used it's how soon'
Farmers in parts of rural Ireland are sleeping with loaded shotguns and it’s not a question of if they’ll be...
Rural Life
Rural crime: Trespassers instill fear among farmers
One farmer in north Co. Dublin is sick of being the victim of rural crime and thinks it’s time for...
Rural Life
'There's farmers out there sleeping with a shotgun beside the bed'
The rural community are easy targets and there’s a lot of very agitated farmers out there sleeping with a shotgun...
N.Ireland
Simple things to protect against theft on the farm
As the nights draw in the Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) and NFU Mutual are urging farmers to review security arrangements...
Rural Life
70% of farmers keep a gun in their house for protection
An Agriland poll has found that over 70% of farmers now keep a firearm in their house for protection. The...
N.Ireland
Rise in rural crime costs NI rural economy £3.9m
Ulster Farmers’ Union President Ian Marshall has stressed that rural crime is becoming more and more of an issue following...
