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Frank Cannon on R2Kast: Rural Crime, Farm Security and the Demeter Initiative
Frank Cannon on R2Kast: Rural Crime, Farm Security and the Demeter Initiative Through Close the Farm Gate, the aim has…
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Frank Cannon on the Farmers Weekly Podcast: Closed Workshops for Tackling Rural Crime
Frank Cannon on the Farmers Weekly Podcast: Closed Workshops for Tackling Rural Crime A recent episode of The Farmers Weekly Podcast…
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Why You Should Press Play on Episode 24
Why You Should Press Play on Episode 24 Inspector Andy Lemon and Emily, Wiltshire Police, in conversation with Frank Cannon …
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Not Opportunists, But Entrepreneurs: Inside the Business of Rural Crime with Dr Kate Tudor
Not Opportunists, But Entrepreneurs: Inside the Business of Rural Crime with Dr Kate Tudor Why every farmer, grower, forester and…
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The Police Aren’t the Problem. The System Is.
The Police Aren’t the Problem. The System Is. Every farmer has a story. The quad bike that vanished from a…
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Episode 21: From Farm Gate to Firewall
Episode 21: From Farm Gate to Firewall Why Every Farmer, Grower and Land Manager Should Give an Hour to This Podcast Ask…
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A Practical Landowner’s Plan to Beat Hare Coursing
A Practical Landowner’s Plan to Beat Hare Coursing There’s a moment every autumn when the fields change character. The stubble comes…
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Follow the Meat: The Real-Life Whodunnit Playing Out in Britain’s Farm Shops
Follow the Meat: The Real-Life Whodunnit Playing Out in Britain’s Farm Shops Picture a plain, unremarkable unit on an industrial…
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Bale Out: The Social Media Trend Targeting Farm Hay Stacks This Summer
Bale Out: The Social Media Trend Targeting Farm Hay Stacks This Summer If you’d told anyone a few years ago that the…
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A Stitch in Time: Seven Steps to Outsmart the Farmyard Thief
A Stitch in Time: Seven Steps to Outsmart the Farmyard Thief If you farm, grow, or manage land, you already…
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Stop Waiting for the Blue Lights
Stop Waiting for the Blue Lights Why Farmers Must Become Their Own First Line of Defence? Picture the scene. It’s 2am. Your…
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Rural SafeGuard x Farm Safety Week
Rural SafeGuard x Farm Safety Week Rural SafeGuard is proud to be featured in Farmers Guide, a recognition that proactive rural security is…
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Protecting the Farm Shop: Why Farmyard Security Starts at the Gate
Protecting the Farm Shop: Why Farmyard Security Starts at the Gate Insights from Episode 15 of the Rural SafeGuard podcast, “Close the…
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“You Are Not Alone”: The Shadow Farming Minister’s Message to Rural Britain
You Are Not Alone: The Shadow Farming Minister’s Message to Rural Britain Robbie Moore MP on cash flow, policing reform,…
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A Response to the NFU Mutual Rural Crime Report 2026
By Frank Cannon, Programme Director, Rural SafeGuard I write in response to NFU Mutual’s Rural Crime Report 2026 (News, 29…
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RURAL CRIME IN THE UK: PROGRESS, PITFALLS, AND THE CASE FOR RADICAL CHANGE
Bottomline Up Front NFU Mutual’s Rural Crime Report 2026 deserves genuine praise for its transparency and commitment to exposing the…
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Featured As Rural Crime Reduction Company of the Month by AgriWorld UK
Featured As Rural Crime Reduction Company of the Month by AgriWorld UK It started with a farming background, a military career,…
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Safeguarding the Future of British Farming
As the combines roll out for another harvest and growers convene at the Cereals event, a reoccurring conversation continues – the need…
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Addressing Rural Crime: An Omission in the Review of UK Farming Profitability
Introduction Congratulations are due to Baroness Minette Batters for undertaking a comprehensive review of UK Farming Profitability and for publishing…
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Why a Crime Reduction Consultant is as Essential as an Agronomist or Veterinarian
Modern farming already recognises a simple truth: specialist risks require specialist advice. This is why agronomists are engaged to protect…
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Aligned Rural Crime Reduction to Farm Assurance & Professional Risk Management
Farm assurance schemes are built on a clear principle: identified risks must be actively managed using competent advice, proportionate controls,…
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The State of British Farming
Frank Cannon CSyP, Programme Director for Rural SafeGuard™ a rural crime reduction initiative. Current Challenges in British Farming A recent…
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A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP CAN HELP REDUCE RURAL CRIME
A response to Harper Adams University Rural Criminology Policy Note #1 entitled: Factors Affecting Rural Community Confidence in the Police Dr. Kreseda Smith, a leading rural…
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Branding kit can defeat thieves
I have been a security specialist for 30 years and there are definitely lessons from other industries that could benefit…
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Complacency – A Farmer’s Worst Enemy In The Fight Against Rural Crime
“Complacency” is an eleven letter word that scores 24 points in Scrabble. It could also be your worst enemy in the fight…
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“That’s My Quad Bike”: An Essential Guide To Reducing Farm Yard Equipment Theft
If the crook doesn’t like the look of your quad bike, or doesn’t believe he can make a quick buck from selling it on, he…
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What can we do to reduce rural crime?
There will be few Midland Machinery Show attendees who haven’t been affected by rural crime in some form. The sliding…
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Private Sector’s Response to Rural Crime
As NFU Mutual’s newly released Rural Crime Report 2025 receives widespread attention, it serves as a reminder that while some…
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How do you protect a remote farm or rural business against rural crime when it is set in an isolated location within the UK countryside?
Protecting isolated farms in the UK countryside is crucial due to the escalating threat of rural crime, which encompasses both…
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