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Rural Security 101: Ten tips for a safe farmyard

Real Agriculture

Rural crime has been a major issue for a long time, but vehicle and equipment thefts appear to be rising. Farms are often remote and don’t always have people around, making them a target for thieves. Farms are also situated miles from the nearest neighbour and much further from the nearest policing headquarters, so it.

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Rural areas are not cities-in-waiting

Real Agriculture

What does it look like when rural development is viewed as finding ways to better serve the people that call rural areas home versus developing rural areas into cities?

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Farm profitability pressure and trade’s value to rural areas

Real Agriculture

There’s no two-ways about it: 2025 is going to be a challenging season for farm profitability. John Newton, executive head of Terrain, spoke with RealAgriculture’s Shaun Haney at the National Association of… Read More There’s no two-ways about it: 2025 is going to be a challenging season for farm profitability.

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Cost of rural crime up £9m, as gangs target farms

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly The cost of rural crime in the UK shot up by 22% over the past year as highly organised crime gangs continue to steal livestock, high-value farm machinery and expensive GPS equipment. NFU Mutual’s latest Rural Crime Report (PDF) shows that rural crime cost the UK an estimated £49.5m in 2022, up from £40.5m

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Rural policing team recover £1m of stolen machinery

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly A renewed focus on tracking devices, sharing of intelligence and partnership with farmers on the ground is helping a rural crime team crack farm machinery theft.

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Farm Safety Roundup, Ep 1: Are you rural road safe?

Real Agriculture

The Farm Safety Roundup is a new podcast series designed to promote health and safety culture to farmers, their families, and their workforce by advancing the conversation on prevention as a powerful tool. In this series, you’ll learn strategies to prevent illness and injury, as well as be connected to resources to keep workers safe.

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Rural support for Rishi Sunak’s green policy shift

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Farm and countryside groups have applauded the announcement from prime minister Rishi Sunak that there will be some slowing down of the drive towards achieving “net-zero” carbon emissions by mid-century.

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