Scottish farmers are "substantially in the dark" about what happens after Brexit through the "unconscionable" neglect of the UK government, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
Ms Sturgeon called on the UK government to make good on its promise to give the devolved administrations a "genuine role" in discussions, saying they had been "cut out" of talks.
The First Minister is trying to gather reassurance on what kind of transition arrangements are planned for the farming industry.
She said Westminster was still unable to say whether the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) would end immediately in March 2019, saying there was confusion at the top of government.
Farmers do not know what subsidies would be available to support them, Ms Sturgeon explained.
During a Scottish parliamentary session, Labour's Rhoda Grant asked what the SNP government would do for farmers after Brexit. She said the SNP would do all it can.
She said: “Right now, it is the UK Government that requires to provide that clarity.
“We do not even know right now whether the UK’s membership of the CAP and CFP will continue during any transitional period or whether the UK will exit them at the point of Brexit.
“It is unconscionable that our farmers and fishermen, who, as [Ms Grant] said rely on EU subsidies, still have no clarity whatsoever.”
'Left in the dark'
The First Minister will be meeting the British Irish Council in Jersey on Friday (10 November). The political deadlock in Northern Ireland and Brexit are expected to top the agenda.
Ahead of a meeting, Ms Sturgeon said: "In less than 18 months' time, the UK will be leaving the EU, but despite reassurances that all devolved administrations will be consulted on the withdrawal negotiations, we remain substantially in the dark.
"The UK government assured us that the Joint Ministerial Committee (JMC) would seek to agree UK positions and discuss issues stemming from the negotiations, respecting the devolved competencies, but the UK government then allowed that process to fall short of what is required."
Later on Friday, the Brexit Secretary David Davis will meet his EU counterpart Michel Barnier in Brussels for round six of the Brexit negotiations.
