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Roundtable to help deliver solutions for farmers hit by rising levels of crime
The NFU is today hosting a rural crime roundtable to help deliver solutions that will begin to tackle the increasing levels of crime in the…
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Serious animal welfare offences to carry a 5 year prison sentence
Tougher laws have been introduced to those who commit animal cruelty offences, with the more serious cases coming with a 5-year prison sentence…
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Farmer tragically dies in fire whilst cutting grass
A farmer has tragically died in a fire whilst he was cutting grass, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The HSE notified the National…
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Farmer ‘butted and trampled’ by cow keen to promote farm safety
A Welsh farmer has described how she nearly died after being “barged, butted and trampled” by a cow. Powys farmer Corrine Mathias was lucky to…
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Rural crime one of most ‘pressing and devastating’ issues farmers face
Rural crime is one of the most “pressing, impactful and devastating” issues farmers face, according to the NFU. New figures released on Monday (5…
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Fresh appeal to find farmer missing for 2 months
Police are re-appealing for the public’s help to trace a missing farmer who has now been missing for two months. William ‘Bill’ Taylor was last seen…
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Impact of summer heatwave on farmers will be felt ‘for months’
The impact of the summer heatwave on livestock and growers will be felt “for months to come”. According to a leading agronomist from the Royal…
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‘Farmers are fortifying their farms’: Rural crime costs UK £44.5m in 2017
Farmers are “fortifying” their farms in the face of an increased threat from “repeated and determined” criminals. The startling comments follow the…
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Spot inspections rise as farm deaths increase again
Farmers are being urged to put in place effective safety procedures to reduce risk of accidents on farm, as the Health and Safety Executive continues…
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Sheep stuck in muddy bog for 'day or two'
A sheep who had become stuck in a bog, with and her legs and body completed submerged by the mud, has been rescued. The ewe - aged around four years…
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