# Bonus Episode with Zach Ducheneaux: Administrator with An Ear to the Ground

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Podcast: [Against the Grain: The Farm Aid Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/against-the-grain-the-farm-aid-podcast-6618947)
Published: 2024-09-04T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.farmaid.org/category/against-the-grain-podcast/
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Duration seconds: 1102

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As we heard throughout the first season of Against the Grain, American farmers have historically struggled to get the United States Department of Agriculture to listen to, and address their most pressing concerns. That was certainly true when Farm Aid was founded in the midst of the 1980s farm crisis when farmers were pushed off their land due to loan foreclosures. We've also heard that there's a range of reasons why farmers - particularly farmers of color and Tribal producers - feel a sense ...

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