ard ized ▁the ▁assets ▁or ▁ob struct ed ▁the ▁guard ian ▁in ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁his ▁duties . ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁a ▁med iation ▁ar ising ▁under ▁s . ▁ 5 ( 1 )( b ) ▁( which ▁concerns ▁only ▁financial ▁review ▁and ▁med iation ), ▁the ▁med iation ▁termin ates ▁when ▁the ▁administrator ▁determ ines ▁that ▁either ▁the ▁far mer ▁or ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁credit ors ▁refuse ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁med iation ▁or ▁refused ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁good ▁faith , ▁or ▁the ▁med iation ▁will ▁not ▁result ▁in ▁reaching ▁an ▁arrangement ▁between ▁the ▁far mer ▁and ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁credit ors ▁ ▁a ▁stay ▁of ▁proceed ings ▁can ▁be ▁extended ▁for ▁a ▁further ▁three ▁ 3 0 - day ▁periods , ▁and ▁must ▁be ▁extended ▁to ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁an ▁appeal ▁board ' s ▁decision ▁concerning ▁an ▁administrator ' s ▁decision ▁not ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁stay ▁( when ▁the ▁stay ▁is ▁scheduled ▁to ▁exp ire ▁in ▁the ▁inter im ) ▁ ▁when ▁a ▁stay ▁has ▁been ▁issued , ▁the ▁administrator ▁must ▁appoint ▁a ▁guard ian ▁over ▁the ▁far mer ' s ▁assets ▁( who ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁far mer ), ▁and ▁the ▁administrator ▁may ▁issue ▁direct ives ▁to ▁such ▁guard ian ▁ ▁the ▁minister ▁may ▁appoint ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁appeal ▁bo ards ▁to ▁hear ▁appe als ▁from ▁an ▁administrator ' s ▁dec isions ▁concerning ▁a ▁far mer ' s ▁el ig ibility ▁to ▁make ▁an ▁application , ▁or ▁rel ating ▁to ▁an ▁extension ▁or