​​​​​​General Information & Next Steps

Planning for the future of a family farm is one of the most important and often most emotional conversations a family can have. Agricultural mediation provides a respectful, structured space to talk through what the next generation of the farm may look like while preserving both the business and family relationships that make it meaningful.

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Whether discussions are just beginning or difficult decisions are already on the table, mediation helps families move forward productively.

 

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​​​​​Topics Often Discussed in Farm Transition Mediation:

• Ownership transfer and succession planning

• Roles and responsibilities of on-farm heirs

• Considerations for off-farm heirs

• Retirement planning for senior generation

• Land use and asset division

• Business structure and management transition

• Financial expectations and sustainability planning

• Communication and decision-making processes

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​​​​Resources available: 

• Agricultural Mediation Brochure (attached)

• Website https://www.mimediation.com/agricultural

• No Cost to Mediation for any Agricultural matters​​

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If you would like to move forward, please provide the following information:

• Participants:

  • Who should be part of the conversation?

    • (Parents, farming heirs, non-farming heirs, spouses, business partners, farm partners etc.)​

• Contact Information:

  • Phone number and email for each participant

• Availability: 

  • Provide dates and times that may work for the participants

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​What happens next: 

• Our office will contact each participant by phone

• We will explain the mediation process and answer questions

• ​We will coordinate a mutually agreeable date and time

• A mediation session will be scheduled to begin transition discussions

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