the conference has been organised by the country land and business association. es are thinking about, or not as the case may be. research to coincide with the conference shows that 79% of rural businesses have no plans in place as yet to adapt their business model to accommodate brexit. why not? susan twining, head of land use, country land and business association. why are so many farmers ill—prepared for brexit right now? what is stopping them from preparing? the biggest reason is the uncertainty, affecting all businesses. farming, deal or no deal, are likely to face the biggest changes they have seen in the industry for over a0 years so we are moving into a position where there will be no direct payments, the payments that they've been getting for the last several years through the common agricultural policy in europe is being removed and there is much more focus on how they manage their land and different ways of farming. what do you think is the main issue that farmers need to be looking at right now? i think despite the uncertainty, there are things that pe