TORRANCE farmer Andy Mclean is offering a £100 reward to anyone who has any information with regard to the damage of his haylage bales between 6pm on April 14, and 8am on April 15.

In total, 54 haylage bales were cut open at Guardbank Farm, Acre Valley Road , Torrance, Glasgow, leaving them open and exposed to the air, meaning the bales will rot unless used immediately, costing the farmer Mr Mclean around £2160 in lost feed.

Commenting on the damage, Mr Mclean said: "We have had to take additional security controls because of this incident, because it meant somebody trespassed onto our land, along a dark road, so I've now installed CCTV which I can view from my mobile phone, and we have also added extra lighting."

When asked about whether he had any idea who may have caused the damage, he explained: "The person who did this is definitely someone with a knowledge of horses and haylage – I believe they knew that doing this would cause the haylage to spoil, and there's not many people other than farmers or horse owners who know that."

Police have been alerted, but so far no further information has been received, and so Mr Mclean has offered the £100 reward to anyone who has any information, and has posted reward fliers locally, as well as circulating this information on social media.

The incident has resulted in a show of support from the horse community, with horse owners offering to buy the bales at the time of the incident to prevent them from being totally wasted, while Mr Mclean has also received support from the farming community.

Police at Kirkintilloch have promised to give the location extra patrols and security measures, and anyone with information is asked to contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Mr Mclean is also liaising with Police Scotland with a view to forming a Farm Watch scheme in the area.