Rural tradition influences specialist mediation service for farming sector

AN old rural custom has been turned into a new specialist mediation and arbitration service for the farming and rural sectors.

There was always a person in practically every rural district in the past with knowledge of the law, money matters, veterinary and other issues.

Some of these people, who were noted for their pragmatic commonsense approach when giving advice on problems, became known as hob lawyers when legal issues arose. Now, a new company, Agrisolve, has turned that tradition into a professional and confidential dispute resolution service in relation to family issues or difficulties between farmers and state, banking or commercial institutions.