Rural crime is top of the agenda at Ulster farmers’ conference

Farmers are set to go to prison to highlight the growing levels of rural crime including cattle rustling and the theft of machinery and other property.

Crumlin Road Jail in Belfast, which dates from 1845, closed its doors as a working prison in 1996, was extensively renovated and is now a visitor attraction and conference centre.

It has been chosen by the Ulster Farmers Union for a November 4 conference to raise the awareness of rural and agri-crime.