Max Armstrong reports on the work farmers have ahead to develop a solid transition plan. Max offers insights from a legal expert – Erin Herbold-Swalwell with Iowa Farm Bureau. She notes that when there's a challenge that pops up in the process a trained mediator can help solve those farm disputes. Herbold-Swalwell adds that while mediation may be uncomfortable at first, it can be effective.

Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness.

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