Dear John,

Great news: Farm Aid board artist Margo Price will join the stellar Farm Aid 2024 lineup! Tickets are still available for you to join us in Saratoga Springs, NY, on September 21, and until Monday you can try your hand at winning The Ultimate VIP Experience. If you can’t be there in person, you can still celebrate at home. Watch Margo’s performance, along with other amazing Farm Aid 2024 artists, streamed live on our website and YouTube or listen on SiriusXM.

• Watch on FarmAid.org where we'll livestream the full festival (including our awesome press event) from the stage beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET.
   
• SiriusXM subscribers will be able to listen to Farm Aid 2024 starting at noon ET on SiriusXM’s Willie’s Roadhouse (channel 61) and Dave Matthews Band Radio (channel 30) via SiriusXM radio and on the SXM app. Live coverage also will include backstage interviews with artists and family farmers, hosted by SiriusXM’s Dallas Wayne, Ari Fink and Joey Black. Eligible customers can get their first three months of SiriusXM streaming for free. Click here to see offer details, sign up and experience all that SiriusXM has to offer.

We've got a brand new episode of our podcast Against the Grain for you called "Zach Ducheneaux: Administrator with An Ear to the Ground."

In the past, American farmers have struggled to get the U.S. Department of Agriculture to listen to and address their most pressing concerns. But the USDA recently announced major rule changes that affect farmers' access to farm loans. In this episode, Farm Aid's Communications Director Jennifer Fahy explains the significance of this rule change and Zach Ducheneaux, the USDA's Farm Service Agency's (FSA) administrator, tells us about efforts that the FSA is making to change the culture of the agency and win the trust of American farmers.

"The caverns one can explore when delving into the heart of fungi are deep and convoluted. Truly incredible organisms."

This from our newest Farmer Hero, Avery Stempel of Collar City Mushrooms. Read more about Avery and if you're coming to Saratoga Springs, NY, for Farm Aid 2024, be sure check out his mushroom-growing demo in the HOMEGROWN Skills Tent.