For more information on the mediation program, see the New Jersey Agricultural Mediation Program Handbook and the links and resources below.
- Agricultural Mediation Program Handbook
- Agricultural Mediation Program Factsheet
- Agricultural Mediation Program Regulations
To receive a printed copy of the handbook, contact us at sadc@ag.state.nj.us, and we'll send you a copy in the mail.
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
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.
Being familiar with agricultural organizations in New Jersey may be helpful in the event of an agriculture-related dispute. For more information, see the links below and the resources section of the New Jersey Agricultural Mediation Program Handbook.
USDA Agencies
- Farm Service Agency (FSA)
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
- Rural Development (RD)
- Risk Management Agency (RMA)
Agricultural Organizations in New Jersey
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture
- State Agriculture Development Committee
- County Agriculture Development Boards
- New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (Rutgers Cooperative Extension)
- New Jersey Farm Bureau
- Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey
- New Jersey Agricultural Mediation Program Factsheet (Rutgers Coopertive Extension)
- USDA Agricultural Mediation Program Factsheet
- Coalition of Agricultural Mediation Programs (CAMP) Website
- Mediation Success Stories Publication