The latest Crime news for UK farmers and the agricultural industry.
Crime
Cases of livestock disease Schmallenberg virus (SBV) has grown, causing the meat sector to urge English livestock producers to submit lambs with the…
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Government officials and senior police officers have been presented findings indicating that around 15,000 sheep were killed by loose dogs in 2016…
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The Avon and Somerset Police's Rural Crime Team will be featured on the BBC’s Countryfile programme tonight (22 January). The team will be talking…
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Police are appealing for information, and warning Land Rover owners to be on their guard, after a farm raid in North Yorkshire. Some time between 5pm…
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Avon and Somerset police have launched a new text service to help prevent and detect rural crime. The Police are asking rural communities and…
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Free range eggs could be completely wiped from supermarket shelves if the Government's current housing order is extended beyond the end of February…
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A farmer has warned dog owners he is prepared to shoot the next dog which poses a threat to his flock of sheep. Tim White owns around 1,000 sheep…
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Between 30 and 40 cows have been stolen from a farm near Wells, Somerset - with Police fearing the cattle could be passed on as meat, despite the…
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France has passed a bill to introduce mandatory, independently-monitored CCTV in slaughterhouses, and the UK has been urged to follow suit. France…
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The House of Lords is set to take evidence from farming minister George Eustice on EU proposals to change the regulation of fertilisers. The HoL…
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