Partnerships key to tackling rural crime

NFU vice-president Rachel Hallos said collaboration was critical in clamping down on rural crime, agricultural thefts and hare coursing, and called on the Government to implement a national rural crime strategy

21 February 2025 鈥� 2 min read

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Ag students branded 'callous and sadistic' after blowing up sheep

Judge hands out custodial sentences after pair convicted of killing sheep

Jane Thynne

24 February 2026 鈥� 1 min read

Rural crime

Humberside Police issue stark warning of driving on private farmland to commit hare coursing and poaching

Following the arrest of two men convicted of hare coursing, the police force say they will go to great measures to seize vehicles crossing private land to commit crimes

Mia Willemsen

22 February 2026 鈥� 2 min read

Rural crime

Pride and joy of farming being taken away by livestock worrying, farmers warn

As the cost of livestock worrying increased by 10% to nearly 拢2m in 2025, farmers said the problem is only getting worse. Will livestock worrying ever get any better for the farming sector?

Chris Brayford

21 February 2026 鈥� 7 min read

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