Dog owners are reminded of the importance of keeping their pets under control after a court awarded compensation to a sheep farmer totalling thousands of pounds. The financial penalty was…
Natalie Elphicke with Dover farmer Nigel Snape Following recent increased investment and support for British farmers by the Prime Minister set out at the UK Farm to Fork Summit, Natalie…
Library image – Pixabay – CLA South East is calling on the public to take extra care in the countryside due to the increased fire risk as warm, dry, and…
Library image Kent Police is investigating a fire at a farm in Maidstone and are appealing for witnesses. Kent Fire and Rescue Service called police to the farm in Linton…
Library image The public’s help is sought by officers investigating a dog attack on sheep near Canterbury. Officers were called land near Elbridge Hill, Sturry after two dogs were seen…
A Herne Bay man who dumped waste in a farmer’s field in Reculver has pleaded guilty to the offence in court and must pay £500 compensation to the farmer, following…
Skippy Scout Drone – Photo: Southern Water/Drone Ag A trial of drone technology sponsored by Southern Water is helping farmers target pesticides only where they are needed – cutting costs…
CLA South East is urging dog owners to understand their responsibilities and the law to help prevent livestock being badly injured and killed during the lambing season. Lambing season is…
Distracted dog owners who believe their pets would never attack farm animals are putting sheep in the South East at risk of horrific and fatal injuries, new research from NFU…
Newly-released figures from Defra show that there were more than a million incidents of fly-tipping on public land in the last year – and more than 100,000 in the South…
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