A sharp increase in large scale sheep thefts has prompted leading rural insurer, NFU Mutual, to put farmers and rural communities on alert for rustlers.
Northern Ireland's farmers are being targeted by 'a new breed of brazen criminals' who are overcoming high-tech security measures to steal valuable equipment and vehicles.
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