Assistance Available to Farms in Crisis
The Kansas Agricultural Mediation Services (KAMS) coordinates farmer-creditor mediation for the Kansas agricultural community. Mediation is a confidential and voluntary process that helps parties to resolve credit disputes by mutual agreement.
KAMS toll-free hotline, 1- 800- 321-FARM (3276), gives the agricultural producers and their creditors’ immediate, confidential, and free access to a professional staff for referrals to various services, including: mediation services, financial counseling and legal assistance. Mediation may be requested by either the producer or a creditor. For more information about KAMS, visit their website.
CLICK HERE to download the KAMS Newsletter "Making it Work."
Additional Resources
For more information about Rural Issues, click on the links below:
Rural Poverty/Rural Ministry Issues
General Rural Issues
USDA Kansas Ag Farm Facts
Rural Poverty Research Center
Kansas Action for Children
K-State Research and Extension
Rural Small Town Kansas Data
Concentration of Agricultural Markets (2005)
Kansas Rural Family Helpline
Work Opportunities for Rural Kansans
Kansas AgrAbility Project - assists people with disabilities who are employed in agriculture
Rural Church Network
Rural Kansas Drug Abuse Issues:
Drug Rehab Centers in Kansas
Kansas Methamphetamine Prevention Project
KCI Anti-Meth Site
Kansas Meth Watch Program
Rural Magazines/News:
High Plains Journal
Successful Farming
Farm Journal
Center for Rural Affairs
Kansas Rural Center