The process for requesting mediation is easy. If you are interested in using mediation for a farmer-neighbor, USDA, agricultural credit, lease, farm transition, or other issue, the first step in the process is completing a short, two-page mediation request form and sending it in to the Agricultural Mediation Program. Each form has the same basic sections where you: list the person(s) with whom you have a dispute and are requesting mediation; briefly describe the situation; and list any other individuals you would like to include in the mediation (any agricultural expert, a spouse, an employee, an attorney, or someones else).
To request mediation, complete and return one the forms below:
- Right to Farm issues - Mediation request form
- USDA program issues - Mediation request form
- Agricultural credit issues - Mediation request form (non-USDA-related)
- Lease issues - Mediation request form
- Farm transition issues - Mediation request form
After receiving your form, Program staff will follow up with you and the other party.
Note: The Program also may be used to help resolve other general agricultural disputes that fit within the program's regulations. To request mediation regarding other general agricultural issues, use the following form: General Agriculture-related issues mediation request form.