Farms are professional businesses and remain adaptable to change, but they must plan for changes well in advance with confidence about the future environment they will be operating in. We have concerns that the Department has not yet demonstrated that it is sufficiently alive to the urgency of setting out a clear direction for the sector nor has it fully considered or calculated the impact of recent policy decisions on morale, confidence and rural mental health. A clearer exposition of the Government’s vision and credible plans for implementation should be presented by Ministers and senior officials. (Conclusion, Paragraph 12) 31