Farm security can be a big issue for many farmers. A farmer’s land can cover huge areas, keep very expensive farming machinery, and with today’s incredibly high gas prices also have a large store of expensive and highly sought after diesel fuel.
Not only is farming equipment very expensive, it is also very desirable. Every year farmers are targeted for their valuable farming equipment such as quad bikes, pickup trucks, tractors, lawn mowers and pressure washers. While some of these can be easily sold on by the thief, some may be stolen, broken down and sold as scrap metal.
Items such as lawnmowers, pressure washers and garden strimmers are easy for thieves to steal due to them being lightweight so can be taken very quickly and very quietly.
This may sound worrying, but there are things that can be done to secure farms. This article will highlight several ways to promote farm security. First, it is very easy and cheap to mark all your farm property clearly with a post-code so that in the unfortunate event that it is stolen it can be identified easily. If you can, secure chains to the wall or floor of your barns or storage areas so that you can lock up these lightweight items.
Keep locks on all your farm gates. Especially the ones that lead to yards or anywhere that tools or machinery may be stored. This may not stop all thieves, but will deter some and definitely slow down the others. Those who maliciously persist in their farm thriving escapades will have to make some noise to get past these locks which may be enough to alert someone who can call the police.
It is also a good idea to keep your barns locked. Again this may deter some intruders and if not they will have to make some noise to get inside and most thieves will not want to make alert anyone to them. Plus, if your barns are always locked, potential thieves cannot look inside to see what equipment you have prior to attempting to steal it.
Lastly, today farm diesel fuel is a very expensive and desirable commodity. It is usually kept in big containers outside where anyone can get to it. The first thing which should be done to safeguard your farm diesel is to fit a lock to the fuel nozzle. This will stop anyone from easily taking your fuel. The second is to try to hide your diesel store from prying eyes by building a simple fence, or planting some bushes, around the fuel tank.
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Following the simple farm security solutions provided in this article will hopefully assist to deter potential farm thieves and save farmers money, time and inconvenience.
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