A forensic DNA marking kit will be used to tag agricultural machinery, tools and equipment to tackle rural crime.
The newly-formed Northumberland Partnership Against Rural Crime (NPARC) has teamed up with NFU Mutual and SelectaDNA to roll out the new marking system at an event in Hexham next week.
Farmers and rural communities are invited to attend Hexham Auction Mart on June 13 to have their all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), trailers and other agricultural equipment marked with an invisible DNA code.
