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Over half of farmers experience waste crime on their land - now new surveillance and investigative measures aim to prevent criminals before they even get started

NFU and House of Lords join call for change as organised crime gangs target countryside

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Baroness Shas Sheehan, Chair of the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee

40 lorry-loads of asbestos and cannabis waste dumped on fields as locals say waste crime is out of control

Alex Cotterill, a student at the University of Nottinghamshire, writes about rural crime and how it could be tackled

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown discusses Defra's announcement to give councils the power to seize and crush vehicles belonging to waste criminals and fly tippers after MPs warned that farming families were being pushed into 'debt and despair' due to criminals dumping waste on their land, plus the sheep industry's concerns that destocking the uplands is leading to 'increased' wildfire risks, and the 130 jobs at risk due to the planned closure of Arla's milk processing plant in North Yorkshire

MPs have urged Gov and local councils to take action which deters criminals from 'repeatedly' targeting rural and farming communities

Lisa Smart, Lib Dem MP for Hazel Grove and Party spokesperson on Home Affairs, said it was 'unacceptable' that the Government's Crime and Policing Bill had not once addressed rural crime

CLA calls for greater action as its survey reveals 90% of members have been a victim of rubbish dumping

Police said Kent beauty spot had rubbish piled 15 feet high