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“Offenders are willing to travel the length and breadth of Northern Ireland to steal GPS kits,” David McCracken of the UFU has said.
There were 29 fewer offenses relating to agriculture in the last 12 months, figures released by the PSNI show.
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
Gardaí in the Mayo, Roscommon and Longford division are investigating the scams and are urging agricultural suppliers to be vigilant.
The Equipment Register (TER), which assists in retrieving stolen plant and equipment, said 10% of checks undertaken on its database match stolen items.
There have been incidents recently in the Ballyroan and Ballybrittas areas of Laois.
The IFA's call for a dedicated Garda unit focused on rural crime comes after the latest spate of GPS thefts.
In total, the WRC recovered €35,584 in unpaid wages last year in the agricultural sector.
The NPWS has reiterated that deliberately starting hill fires between March and August constitutes an offence under the Wildlife Act.
