Agri Safety and Rural Crime news

Dozens of pregnant Welsh mule ewes have been stolen from a farm in north Powys. Dyfed-Powys Police are appealing for more information after 46 ewes...


Farmers have backed the launch of a public consultation on livestock worrying which works to provide protection against the crime. At the Scottish ...


Farmers must be prepared to dedicate time and resource to health and safety standards to avoid falling foul of government inspections, an agricultural...


Police are appealing for witnesses after a gunman shot a sheep in the face, leaving the vet with no other option but to put it down. The sheep was ...


A suspected livestock worrying incident in Cumbria has cost a farmer thousands of pounds and left up to 70 sheep dead. The incident happened on Feb...


Two farming brothers have been sentenced after officers found 58 cattle carcasses in various states of decay in sheds and on fields. A sentencing h...


A farmer has criticised 'irresponsible' dog owners after dozens of her sheep were 'ripped to shreds' by two dogs. Two Hungarian Visla dogs attacked...


A farmer who left dead sheep, lambs and calves on his farmland to rot for as long as three months has been ordered to pay over £11,300. Richard Hob...


The body of a man discovered in a river in Hertfordshire has now been formally identified as the farmer who has been missing for over 8 months. Wil...


Three separate incidents of livestock rustling in Herefordshire this year has led the police to issue out a warning to farmers. Three incidents of ...


A man has been left with burns and smoke inhalation after a fire tore through a farm in Moray, Scotland. Firefighters arrived at Rhynagarrie Farm n...


A video posted online shows a dramatic clash between vegan activists trespassing on a farm and a farmer who fired two blasts from his shotgun. The ...


Police are appealing to the public for help in finding a wanted man who they believe is working at a dairy farm. Kieran Smith, 27, failed to attend...


Emergency services were called to a farm in Suffolk after a 79-year-old man died in a silo incident. The man fell down into a silo on a farm at Ris...


A form of animal rights activism which is 'darker' and 'more insidious' is a 'serious concern' for pig producers, a leading industry figure has said. ...


The owner of a black Labrador that savaged a sheep in Sussex has made herself known to police and will compensate the farmer. Police released a dis...


Three farmers have helped replace a teenage boy's flock of sheep after livestock rustlers stole them last month. Fifteen year old Jack Sinott had 2...


The body of a man has been found in a river close to where a search was carried out for a farmer who has been missing for nine months. William 'Bil...


Farmers have been told to take immediate action on asbestos within their premises or risk being fined, following a recent crackdown on poor health and...


Agricultural contractors have been fined thousands after a worker fell through a farm building roof, suffering from a fractured vertebrae. Carlisle...


Northern Irish farmers have reached their ambitious target of raising £200,000 for an air ambulance charity. The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has sm...


A week-long campaign which aims to highlight the importance of mental health for those who work in the farming industry has been launched. Poor men...


A Dorset farmer has been ordered to pay out nearly £4,000 after he was found guilty of illegally moving cattle and falsifying records. Shaftesbury ...


A 26-year-old man has been charged with murdering a Polish farm worker at a Dorset farm. On 28 September, Dorset Police received a report that Poli...


The theft of more than 140 sheep, including some from a 15-year-old boy, is said to have been an 'organised' theft, according to the police. The in...
