Paul Doherty and John Head were seen acting suspiciously on private land, a court hears.

Sir Ed Davey calls for a strategy to tackle the "appalling criminality" of countryside gangs.

Farmers warn there has been an increase in willingness to commit violence to farmers and gamekeepers.

A new operation tackles the rising theft of farming equipment which is being sold on the black market.

The men, who have been fined, have charges of hunting a wild animal with dogs withdrawn.

A total of 23 men have been released on bail as the investigation in Cambridgeshire continues.

A farmer has described Dartmoor as the "Wild West" amid ongoing sheep thefts.

Police continue to arrest people over a spate of incidents last month, which saw farmland damaged.