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
Following an alarming rise in the cost of rural crime in the Midlands, NFU Mutual is set to advise police on the latest crime and security measures to protect farms
Farms in Lincolnshire, Essex, Newport, North Yorkshire and Thames Valley have been targeted
Seymour Stevens Limited is a mixed beef and arable farm in Faversham, Kent
The Countryside Alliance has called for an overhaul of the way police prioritise rural crimes, including fly-tipping, agricultural machinery theft, hare poaching, and trespassing
New figures have revealed only 258 police officers and staff are dedicated to rural crime teams across England and Wales
Olivia Midgley, Farmers Guardian editor, shows her support for the #FGTaketheLead campaign
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) show their support for the #FGTaketheLead campaign
Katie Jones, Dairy Farmer editor and Farmers Guardian livestock editor, shows her support for the #FGTaketheLead campaign
West Mercia Police have arrested seven men as part of an operation targeting serious and organised crime following an eight-month investigation into rural crime in the county