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{{Program
|ProgramName=Agriculture Mediation Program
|ProgramName=Agriculture Mediation Program
|ProgramType=Program
|ProgramType=Program
|OrgSponsor=U.S. Department of Agriculture
|OrgSponsor=Department of Agriculture
|TopOrganization=Department of Agriculture
|CreationLegislation=Agricultural Credit Act of 1987
|CreationLegislation=Agricultural Credit Act of 1987
|Historic=No
|Mission=The Agriculture Mediation Program offers a confidential, voluntary mediation service to help resolve agricultural disputes, including issues related to farm loans, conservation programs, and USDA decisions. It aims to facilitate fair, timely, and cost-effective resolutions, thereby avoiding more adversarial processes like litigation.
|Mission=The Agriculture Mediation Program offers a confidential, voluntary mediation service to help resolve agricultural disputes, including issues related to farm loans, conservation programs, and USDA decisions. It aims to facilitate fair, timely, and cost-effective resolutions, thereby avoiding more adversarial processes like litigation.
|Website=
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The '''Agriculture Mediation Program''' is program initially authorized by the [[Agricultural Credit Act of 1987]] (P.L. 100-233, Title V, and recently amended by P.L. 106-472, Sec. 306; 7 U.S.C. 5101), to facilitate the use of mediation to settle disputes arising in conjunction with [[United States Department of Agriculture]] actions.  If agreement is not reached through mediation, all parties remain free to pursue other available administrative appeals or legal actions.   
The '''Agriculture Mediation Program''' is program initially authorized by the [[Agricultural Credit Act of 1987]] (P.L. 100-233, Title V, and recently amended by P.L. 106-472, Sec. 306; 7 U.S.C. 5101), to facilitate the use of mediation to settle disputes arising in conjunction with [[United States Department of Agriculture]] actions.  If agreement is not reached through mediation, all parties remain free to pursue other available administrative appeals or legal actions.