Views mediation as an art form. Concludes: "Though many mediators may embrace deprivation of food as a useful means of driving resolution, the physical, psychological, and symbolic effects suggest that a meal or snack could greatly contribute to the resolution process."
3 pages., Online via UI e-subscription., Lenders involved in the University of Minnesota Extension Farmer-Lender Mediation Program sent 55% more mediation notices to farmers in fiscal year 2009, compared with the previous year. These notices generated 1,102 requests for mediation by farmers, 639 were completed, and 66% reached a settlement.
