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Is Countryfile Making The Theft Of Farm Tools An Even Bigger Problem
The theft of farm equipment would seem to be growing in incidence and this situation is creating many issues for both farmers and the companioes who provide their insurance. It has been newly reported that the rise in tractor stealing has been three fold and that the stealing of other geat is also on the rise. The farmers come across a two fold issue when this sort of thing happens. The initial issue is the harm that occurs at the time of the criminal damage and the immediate result that the theft of the equipment has on his ability to work. If the tractor is taken and it is critical to the subsequent few days work, as it usually is, the farm can almost come to a stop while a replacement is located. Added to this there is the increase in insurance premiums due to the claim that will follow the theft.
It is questionable then whether drawing attention to the simplicity with which some of this equipment can be taken (see article on Country File) is wise. Though it does warn the farming society hitherto untouched by any wrong doing to the problems and might encourage them to make their units safer it would appear to draw attention to the potential to thieves at the same time. Realistically the best way to stop these situations is to improve your defences, install secure entrances such as the hangar Doors seen in the aviation market, construct storage sheds from steel or stone as opposed to the fragile wooden structures frequently seen, but all this needs money. The hanger door itself might cost in excess of £10,000 and the structure, if substantial enough to hold off the most determined of thieves, will be in the tens of thousands.
It is to be hoped that the news pieces stressing the situation do not compound the issues rather leaving the farming industry with the ability to protect itself as best it can without a flood of opportunist thieves bringing havoc and ruining spring and summer preparation on many UK farms.