▁far mers ▁may ▁apply ▁for ▁a ▁financial ▁review ▁and ▁med iation ▁with ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁far mer ' s ▁credit ors ▁( e ither ▁with ▁or ▁without ▁a ▁stay ▁of ▁proceed ings ). ▁As ▁in ▁the ▁F D RA , ▁" f arm ing " ▁included ▁the ▁production ▁or ▁raising ▁of ▁any ▁animal ▁or ▁thing ▁on ▁a ▁farm , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁declared ▁that : ▁ ▁A ▁stay ▁of ▁proceed ings ▁under ▁the ▁F D MA ▁oper ates ▁" not with standing ▁any ▁law ", ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁interpreted ▁to ▁mean ▁that ▁it ▁also ▁susp ends ▁of ▁pet ition ▁of ▁bank rupt cy ▁under ▁the ▁Bank rupt cy ▁and ▁In sol ven cy ▁Act . ▁ ▁Administration ▁In ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Farm ▁Deb t ▁Review ▁Bo ards , ▁administr ators ▁are ▁either ▁appointed ▁or ▁engaged ▁by ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁Ag ri - F ood ▁Canada ▁to ▁admin ister ▁the ▁Act , ▁and ▁they ▁can ▁enter ▁into ▁agre ements ▁to ▁eng age ▁medi ators ▁and ▁exper ts . ▁Where ▁an ▁administrator ▁receives ▁an ▁application ▁from ▁an ▁ins ol vent ▁far mer , ▁they ▁must ▁inform ▁all ▁the ▁far mer ' s ▁secured ▁and ▁un sec ured ▁credit ors ▁and ▁( where ▁the ▁Minister ▁is ▁gu ar ant or ▁of ▁any ▁deb t ) ▁the ▁Minister , ▁issue ▁a ▁stay ▁of ▁proceed ings ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁days ▁where ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁requested , ▁and ▁( after ▁a ▁pre lim inary ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁far mer ’ s ▁financial ▁affairs ) ▁make ▁a ▁determ