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Amid the highest copper prices in history and 30-plus years of ag equipment destruction, Cop-R-Lock provides unprecedented theft prevention, contends Bobby Rader.

Copper theft is on the rise in the US - up 22% year over year, according to law enforcement. Copper theft, fence theft, and other types of theft can cost growers up to $100,000 in damages and repairs.

Growing increasingly frustrated with copper wire thefts and lack of accountability for criminals, Officer Bobby Rader knew something needed to be done to protect local farmers.