DEFRA secretary Hilary Benn has been forced to delay making an announcement on set-aside.
The minister was due to reveal his decision on whether to opt for a voluntary or compulsory approach to set-aside on Wednesday 8 July during his visit to the Royal Show in Warwickshire.
But he has been ordered by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to attend an important finance debate in the House of Commons and cannot now make the trip.
His officials are trying to rearrange the journey to Stoneleigh for the Thursday (9 July) instead.