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Ensuring the Continued Viability of Rural Communities: Using Mediation to Settle Disputes

Mason Grahame and, Paul Goeringer (August, 2017)

Summary

Mediation, a form of alternative dispute resolution, has considerable advantages over litigation in terms of relationships among parties, finances, and time. Mediation can be a useful alternative to expensive litigation for many disputes. This publication covers Maryland's Agricultural Conflict Resolution Service through the Maryland Department of Agriculture. This USDA approved mediation program works to provide low-cost to free mediation services to resolve agricultural disputes.