FOLLOWING a spate of field arson attacks, farmers are being warned to store bales of hay and straw away from public roads.
Police are investigating several incidents last month, including one in Shropshire which destroyed about £30,000 worth of straw.
Two farms in Lincolnshire were targeted within days of each other and a suspected arson attack in Somerset caused a major field fire.
The CLA said it was not unusual for farms to be targeted between July and October, costing farmers thousands of pounds in the process. CLA rural advisor Donna Tavernor said: “These fires can spread rapidly, threatening buildings, livestock, machinery, and potentially human lives.
“The people involved do not give any thought to the consequences.”
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