Agricultural theft is on the rise according to the NFU Mutual rural crime survey.
In England agricultural theft cost farmers £42.8m during 2010. This represents a 26% increase on the previous year.
Scotland saw thefts totaling £1.4m an increase of 57% over the same period, and in Northern Ireland theft had risen by 28% to £3.8m. Theft in Wales was recorded at £1.7m a reduction of 48% over the previous year.