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Following on from the National Rural Crime Network Report 2024 post... https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/news-national-rural-crime-network-report-2024.409556/ ________________________________________________________________________ To combat these threats effectively, the NRCN...

Rural Crime: Serious, Organised and International Who Victimises Rural Communities? Prepared by Dr Kate Tudor - the criminologist who I posted a video by in early April '24... https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/rural-crime-a-criminologists-thoughts.407532/ An interesting read...

Rural crime: a viewpoint from the National Rural Crime Unit 20 Sep 2023 Superintendent Andrew Huddleston, Head of the National Rural Crime Unit, explains the challenges of policing rural crime and the benefits of collaboration between police and the public. I often get asked “what is the best...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A dog owner has been ordered to pay a farmer £300 after their dog killed a lamb during a sheep worrying incident, Dorset Police’s rural crime team has said. The team said it was made aware of the incident of sheep worrying in Sturminster Newton...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland NFU Mutual has enabled the National Rural Crime Unit (NRCU) to recruit Martin Beck, who has 30 years of policing experience, as its first UK-wide livestock theft prevention officer. Beck’s new role will involve gathering livestock theft-related...

How much would you have to earn before you would leave your homeland due the perceived high tax rates? Couple of opinion pieces in the Guardian. Stay https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/08/non-dom-tax-millionaire-britain-leave-uk Leave...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has joined forces with Twinkl to help primary school children understand what happens on farms, and the “all-important role” that farming families play. UFU president, William Irvine said that this partnership with Twinkl...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland 10 Bluefaced Leicester ewes were stolen from a location in the Green, Denbigh, the North Wales Police rural crime team has said. The Bluefaced Leicester ewes were stolen overnight on May 4 or in the early morning of May 5, 2024. Farmers are...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland The Westminster spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Carla Lockhart MP has raised her concerns at the rising incidence of crime in rural communities. She raised concerns after figures released last year by the National Farmers’ Union...

a 4 acre section of ancient woodland in Kent called hoads wood, also a sssi, was illegally felled last year, and used as an illegal waste dump. at its height 20 to 30 truck loads per day were dumped, with no licences at all. Locals contacted police, who said it was a civil matter. They then...

I know there was a thread running about this company last year, wondered if anyone else has seen their advert on Facebook

I'm well aware that this incident is being discussed elsewhere on the forum: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/tony-martin.98258/post-9285706 We're all talking about it, but who is asking themselves - in all seriousness - what you would do if faced with the same situation? How...

Hello from the northern U.S.. Spring is just getting started here. Grass is greening up nicely and some early leaves are poking out of the trees. Almost done with calving. My wife and I raise beef cattle in Minnesota and would love to travel to the UK someday. How realistic would it be for us...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A dog attack in Buxton, Derbyshire, has left a farmer with almost £2,000 in damages, Derbyshire rural crime team has said. The attack occurred two weeks ago on the farmer’s land at Hardy Barn Lane, Buxton. Four ewes had been killed by a dog or...

We have a new Mayor of Yorskhire to vote for today ..............and you?? Don't forget your photo ID

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A farm manager in Wiltshire has said each dog attack has been more “catastrophic” than the one before, bringing financial burdens and implications. However, Neil Ridgeway of Stowell Farms said the biggest issue is the distress of “seeing animals...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland NFU Mutual is urging farm shop owners to stay vigilant as its research shows “an alarming number of cases of theft and violence across the country”. The rural insurer’s survey of 500 decision makers in retail revealed that two thirds of rural...

Just had the route to change. Future Scottish Gov. intentions for Farming. The fine print to follow after a few months and probably a change of Scottish Government.

66k members. Safe to assume that many hundreds will be lesbian/gay. We know, for sure, that Muslims are members. Important posts made about keeping abattoirs going. Yet there is a constant dribble of homophobic and racist posts. Often presented as humour, or thinly disguised as political...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland North Wales Police has appealed for information after a German Shepherd dog is believed to have attacked and killed a sheep in Flintshire. The German Shepherd dog was seen to be roaming the area of Gwespyr, Llanasa, from Thursday, April 11, until...