Scotland’s farmers have challenged the SNP government to set out its plans for a post-Brexit subsidy regime after Michael Gove outlined his blueprint for England.

NFU Scotland welcomed the UK Environment Secretary’s intervention and threw down the gauntlet to Fergus Ewing, his SNP counterpart in Edinburgh, to provide more detail on what will replace the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Andrew McCornick, the organisation’s president, said Mr Ewing should set out his plans at the NFUS annual conference in Glasgow next month as Scottish farmers and crofters “now need to hear more about what the future holds for them.”

But Mr Ewing complained that Mr Gove’s speech at the Oxford Farming Conference has left "too many questions unanswered" about the impact of Brexit.

He welcomed the Environment Secretary’s guarantee that subsidies will continue at the current EU level until after the 2022 general election but said the pledge “does not cover a whole variety of vital support schemes such as for our hill farmers, sheep and beef support.”

Under plans outlined by Theresa May, there would be a UK-wide subsidy framework after Brexit with the Scottish Government responsible for their payment north of the Border.

Nicola Sturgeon has complained this represents a “power grab” and the two sides are working towards a compromise that ensures enough uniformity in the system so no trade barriers are erected between Scotland and England.