17/04/2009
News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith. Charlotte hears about the latest animal theft from a farmer - of a million bees.
News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
Rustling seems to be on the increase. Farming Today has reported incidents of hundreds of pigs taken from a Staffordshire farm and 100 sheep stolen in south west England. Now a million bees have been stolen from a farm in Shropshire - a risky business for the thief but potentially highly profitable. Charlotte Smith hears that experts believe there are likely to be more such incidents.
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