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Rural groups have warned farmers to be extra ‘vigilant’ following an alarming rise in large-scale sheep thefts during lockdown.

Police have urged anyone with information to come forward after more than 20 cows were stolen.

Police are stepping up measures to prevent livestock thefts, after thousands of pounds worth of farm animals were stolen.

Police are appealing for information after a large amount of agricultural equipment was stolen from a secure farm building.

Members of the public have raised hundreds of pounds for an Angus farm, after arsonists set fire to straw bales.

Rural groups have urged farmers to be extra vigilant for fly-tippers after the coronavirus lockdown has triggered a spike in incidents.

Intelligence from members of the farming community has played a vital role in two recent operations, which saw police recover stolen farm machinery worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Farmers are being warned to take extra care to ensure livestock and machinery are protected from theft as thieves try to cash in on demand for food amid the Covid-19 crisis.

A smallholder has been the victim of several livestock worrying incidences which has left the family devastated and uncertain about the viability of their business.

Police have urgently appealed to the public for more information after eighteen sheep were deliberately run over and killed in Warwickshire.