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Police warning as hare coursers threaten farmer with catapult
Police have urged farmers to be extra vigilant for hare coursing activity after a recent incident saw a farmer being threatened with a catapult. Hare…
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Poultry farmer fined over £50k for faking salmonella certificates
A Somerset poultry farmer has been ordered to pay out over £50,000 after pleading guilty to faking salmonella testing certificates. Stuart Perkins…
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Appeal after thieves steal 126 sheep from Notts farm
Police are urging the public to provide more information following the theft of 126 sheep from farmland in Nottinghamshire. It is reported that…
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Four boys charged after 4,000 bees killed at Perthshire farm
Teenagers have been charged following damage to a Perthshire farm which resulted in the death of more than 4,000 bees. Four boys, three aged 15 and…
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Loose dog kills 15 sheep on farmland in Ayrshire
A loose dog has killed 13 lambs and two ewes on farmland in Ayrshire, with Police Scotland appealing for more information on the incident. The…
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Woman ordered to pay over £3,000 after dogs killed 15 sheep
A woman has been ordered by a court to pay over £3,000 in compensation to a farmer after two loose dogs killed 15 of his sheep. Ellie Blake, 60, from…
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NI farmer fined £1.5k for unlawful possession of vet medicines
A Northern Irish farmer has been ordered to pay out over £1,500 for unlawful possession of veterinary medicines and failure to keep records. Kevin…
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Family farm prosecuted after 'catastrophic' collapse of slurry store
A family farm has been ordered to pay out over £13,000 following the 'catastrophic' collapse of a slurry store which polluted at least 12km of…
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Rural policing in 'crisis' due to lack of funding and officers
Rural policing is in a 'crisis' after Freedom of Information (FOI) requests have found that many forces have no dedicated rural officers, ringfenced…
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On-farm fly-tipping 'as bad as ever', survey shows
A new farmer survey has revealed that fly-tipping is 'as bad as ever', with the crime to be put on a spotlight in tonight's Channel 4 Dispatches…
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