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Home Office statistics suggest over a quarter of rural businesses (26 per cent) experienced at least one crime incident in 2018, but it is well-known that such crimes continue to rise, with growing reports of a spike in thefts during lockdown.

As many farmers will be aware, trespass is considered a civilian, not a criminal offence, over which police have no current jurisdiction. With this in mind, Solar Gate Systems stresses the importance of securing gates, which can be an invitation to criminals.

In these troubled times, when the UK is seeing a rise in rural crime, many farmers will be looking to update their security systems.

As many farmers review their security arrangements in light of growing concerns about rural crime during the coronavirus outbreak, Alastair Gray of Turnpikes Ltd shares some top tips to keep properties safe.

Wearable biosensors are being developed to help monitor the health of livestock, particularly dairy cows, with the aim of identifying the disease brucellosis at an earlier stage.

The National Beef Association (NBA) have written to Asda CEO Roger Burnley and Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe raising concerns over their use of imported Polish mince.

Looking for ways to diversify? We spoke to one company that provides sustainable cabins, making use of existing farmland to generate extra revenue, while a rural specialist provides top tips on planning permission.

Farmers, conservationists and firefighters alike are united in their pleas to stop releasing sky lanterns in support of the NHS, owing to the dangers they pose to livestock and wildlife.

“This year’s AgriScot is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 18th November and at present the expectation is that the event will be staged as normal” says AgriScot Chairman, Robert Neill

Pessl Instruments, the company behind METOS brand wireless, solar powered monitoring systems, has reported an upsurge in the number of remote monitoring stations requested around the world, due to the impact of Coronavirus and the need for farmers and agronomists to reduce unnecessary travel.

Rural tourism is worth £18.5 billion a year to the economy and employs over 600,000 people. Yet, almost overnight, many businesses have shut down for an unknown period of time.

How one couple in Somerset are keeping local food suppliers afloat during Covid-19 crisis.