Farmers are being warned to boost security
“GPS is a vital tool on modern farms and thefts cause huge disruption as it can take days to source new equipment. With global food supplies under pressure, holding up harvest is the last thing farmers need. We are urging farmers to remove systems when they’re not in use and keep them securely.”
NFU Mutual has issued a security checklist with advice to activate PIN security on GPS kit with your own unique number if available; mark with your postcode to deter thieves and trace your property back to you; keep tractors and combines with GPS fitted stored out of sight when possible; remove GPS kit when possible from tractors and other machinery and store it
securely when not in use; record serial numbers and photograph kit; check serial numbers of second-hand kit offered for sale; report sightings of suspicious activity in fields and farmyards to police. The trend for taking GPS systems is another issue for the farming community to contend with. Earlier this year farms and rural areas were warned to be extra vigilant after an increase in the theft of quad bikes which coincided with lambing season and dog attacks on livestock, as well as an increase in thefts of oil from tanks which came in line with a huge spike in the cost of buying the fuel.
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