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MADE IN THE USA

Agriculture is the backbone of this nation.

COUNTRY MUSIC IS ITS HEARTBEAT.

GOOD PEOPLE GOOD MUSIC

THE STORY AND SONG OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE.

From Music City to the Magic City of the Plains, country music is part of the fabric of rural America. With its simplicity and honesty, it connects by telling real, authentic stories.

 

The story of the American farmer is woven in the same way. Whether it’s the tale of a plentiful harvest, the story of a neighbor coming to save the day, or of a rough season’s hardships, every farmer’s story tells the truth of a life well lived.

 

In celebration of National Farmer’s Day, AgAmerica is partnering with AgAmbassador Whiskey Jam to shine a light on the people, places, and music at the heart of our nation.

 

We invite you to share your soundtrack and tell us your story.

Contest Details

National Farmer’s Day Contest

Submit your song & story through October 11 for a chance to win a ‘Music City Experience’

AgAmerica and AgAmbassador Whiskey Jam are joining forces to celebrate the American farmer during this year’s National Farmer’s Day celebration. Join us as we celebrate the crossover between agriculture and country music by sharing your favorite country song and telling us why it is the soundtrack of your operation.

Grand Prize Details

Win a trip to the Music City!

One lucky winner will be selected to receive an all-inclusive 'Music City Experience', presented by AgAmerica and Whiskey Jam. Grand prize includes:

  • 3-day, 2-night trip to Nashville for two
  • VIP passes to a Whiskey Jam concert
  • Music City Experience prize box

AgAmbassador

Good Music for Good People

Over the past decade, Whiskey Jam has become a proving ground for aspiring musicians. Many now-household names including Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, and Kacey Musgraves have hit the Whiskey Jam stage early in their careers.

Now, Whiskey Jam is partnering with AgAmerica to celebrate America’s farmers and ranchers by inviting them to Music City for a chance to unwind with some of country music’s top-talent.

THE PLAYLIST

EXPERIENCE THE SOUNDTRACK OF THE AMERICAN FARMER.

YOUR SONG YOUR STORY

SUBMIT YOUR SONG

AGAMERICA AND WHISKEY JAM
NATIONAL FARMER'S DAY
CONTEST

OFFICIAL RULES

1.NO PURCHASE, PAYMENT, OR SUBMISSION TO A SALES PRESENTATION NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

2.HOW TO ENTER: Beginning on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at 12:00 a.m. EST through Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. EST, log on to AgAmerica.com/stories and scroll down to the Submit Your Song form for the National Farmer’s Day Contest, and follow the on-screen entry instructions. Fill in all required information. You may enter only once. Use of any robotic, automatic, programmed, or similar entry method or entering more than the number of times permitted will void all entries and result in disqualification. You may not enter more times than indicated by using multiple email addresses, identities, or devices in an attempt to circumvent the rules. You must have a valid email address to enter. It is your responsibility to notify us if your email address changes by contacting us at marketing@agamerica.com

3.BASIC ELIGIBILITY: Open to residents of D.C. and each of the 47 states in the United States except Arizona, Rhode Island, or Colorado, 21 years of age and older as of September 1, 2022, except for employees of AgAmerica Lending LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“Sponsor”), and their affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively "Promotion Parties"), and members of their immediate family or persons living in the same household. Void where prohibited.

4.ENTRY ELIGIBILITY. By submitting an entry, each entrant agrees to these Official Rules and that his or her entry complies with all requirements set forth in Official Rules.

The contest consists of one round. To qualify, entrants will submit a photograph and complete a survey regarding their farming operation, described more specifically herein.

By entering the contest, you grant the Promotion Parties a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual (unless prohibited by law), sublicensable, irrevocable license to display, use, exploit, reproduce, and edit, and create derivative works of the photographs or images you submit for this contest (collectively, “Images”), in any format or medium now known or later created, by any technologies and means of delivery, alone or in conjunction with other materials, for any purpose including commercial and marketing uses, without any compensation to you.

You agree that the Images you submit are solely your own work and that you have the right to submit the Images to the Promotion Parties and grant the Promotion Parties the license set forth in this Section 4. You agree you will retain ownership of the Images, subject to the license granted herein. You agree that the Images do not belong to anyone else and that no one else can assert any right, title, claim or interest to them, and that your submission of the Images or grant of the license in this Section 4 does not violate the copyright, trademarks, moral rights, rights to publicity, or other intellectual property rights of any third party. You may grant other non-exclusive licensing rights to the Images to other third parties, although you agree that this Image has not been published prior to the date of this contest submission. You agree that you have the permission of any persons featured in any photograph submissions to submit the photographs for this contest and to these terms. You agree that the Promotion Parties own all intellectual property rights to any derivative works created based on the Images (“Adapted”) and waive any rights you may have had related to same. Where allowed by law, you agree to waive any moral rights all rights of attribution and integrity and any other rights in or to the Images, unmodified or Adapted, arising under Section 106A of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 106A, or under any other applicable law of the United States or any state, country, or other jurisdiction that acknowledges or confers rights of the same or similar nature (collectively, "Moral Rights"). You also agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Promotion Parties against any third-party claim of intellectual property infringement or violation of rights to publicity, related to the Images or otherwise related in any way to your contest submission.

Photographs should portray your farming operation, and must be portrait-style, no larger than 30MB, and must be in the format of .JPEG, .JPG, .PNG, and TIFF format. Video must also comply with these standards.

Photographs may not be significantly modified. Permitted modifications are: cropping, resizing, color-correcting, removing red-eye, and similar modifications. Photographs containing watermarks, frames, trademarks, and copyright notices will not be eligible for an award.

By entering the contest, you also grant to the Promotion Parties the right to use your name, image, biographical and professional information (including information you provide and any other information that is publicly available), likeness, and survey answers, and, if applicable, interview answers, alone or in connection with the Images, unmodified or as Adapted, for advertising, marketing, commercial, or promotion purposes, without further compensation or right of approval, unless prohibited by law.

5.JUDGING CRITERIA: On or about Tuesday, October 11, 2022, a panel of judges from the Sponsor’s Business Development and Marketing Departments (collectively, “Judges”) will judge all eligible entries received for the AgAmerica and Whiskey Jam National Farmer’s Day Contest based on how well the farming operation photographs and survey answers best exemplify or demonstrate the following criteria:
• Unique characteristics and geographical location of the farm operation;
• Ability to capture and thoughtfully articulate the challenges and rewards of agriculture; and
• The presentation of original, creative, and emotionally compelling content that evokes an emotional response.

Winners will be selected around Wednesday, October 12, 2022. This is a skill-based contest and chance plays no part in the determination of winners. Entrants will be scored based on the above criteria and ranked in descending order. The entrant with the top score will be eligible to win the prize set forth below according to such rank. Any ties will be broken by the Judges' determination adding the category of charisma and comfort in an interview setting for judging purposes. Potential winner will be notified by email and must sign, complete, and return the required Affidavit of Eligibility and Release, Publicity Waiver and Release, and Release of Liability and Assumption of Risk, W-9, and any other information required to complete requisite tax documents, within (7) seven days of the date such notice are sent or such other date set by the Promotion Parties. Failure to respond completely with the above materials within the applicable time period will result in forfeiture of prize and Promotion Parties shall have the option to award the prize to the next ranked entrant. Winner must confirm acceptance of prize with the Promotion Parties within seven (7) days, and failure to do so will result in forfeiture of prize unless such failure is due to no fault or mistake of winner, which winner can adequately demonstrate, as determined by the Promotion Parties in its and their sole discretion. The return of any prize notification or prize as undeliverable may result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected. All federal, state, and local income taxes resulting from acceptance of prize are the responsibility of winner. By entering this contest, entrant accepts and agrees to these Official Rules and the decisions of the Promotion Parties, which shall be final and binding in all matters. Expenses not specifically included in prize description are the sole responsibility of the winner.

6.LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By entering this sweepstakes, entrants waive all right to, and hold the Promotion Parties harmless from, any claim, liability, loss, damage (including punitive, incidental, and consequential damages), or expense (including attorneys' fees) arising out of or in connection with participation in this contest or the acceptance, use, or misuse of any prize. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. Promotion Parties will not be responsible for: late, incomplete, or incorrect entries; an entrant's failure to receive prize notices due to entrant's spam, junk e-mail, or other security settings or for entrants' provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information; technical, hardware, or software malfunctions, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled, or delayed electronic communications whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or used in this contest; by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this contest; or any typographical, technological, or other error in the publishing of the offer, administration of the contest, or announcement of the prize. If, in the Promotion Parties’ opinion, there is such an error, or there is any suspected evidence of tampering with any portion of the contest, or if technical difficulties (including viruses and bugs) compromise the integrity of the contest, Promotion Parties reserve the right to, in their sole discretion, cancel or modify this contest in a manner it deems appropriate. In the event of termination, winners will be judged and selected from among all eligible entries received as of date of termination. In the event a dispute arises as to the identity of a potentially winning entrant, the prize will be forfeited. Additionally, the Promotion Parties are not responsible for flight, rental car, or other travel delays and cancellations.

7.PRIZES:
GRAND PRIZE: A Nashville Music City Experience, including:
• Two tickets to a Whiskey Jam live performance event;
• Up to $2,500 for meals, travel, and lodging;
• And a Music City Experience merchandise box.
Estimated retail value of Grand Prize: $3,000.

Prizes consists of only those items specifically listed as part of the prize. The Sponsor will provide up to $2,500 in lodging and travel vouchers or gift cards based on the winner’s travel and lodging expenses. A $500 gift card will be provided for meals. Limit one prize per family, household or farming operation. No substitution or transfer of prize permitted by winner. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. If a potential winner is disqualified for any reason or choose to decline any part of the prize, the Sponsor will award the applicable prize to the next ranked entry. Only three (3) next ranked winners will be selected, after which a prize will remain un-awarded. Odds of winning are based on the number of complete entries received. No payment or purchase is necessary to receive a prize, and you are not required to submit to any sales promotion to receive a prize.

8.CHOICE OF LAW AND FORUM: Entrant agrees that all matters arising out of or relating to this contest and these Official Rules are governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Florida, without giving effect to any of its conflict of laws provisions thereof. Entrant further agrees that any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or relating to this sweepstakes and these Official Rules shall be brought exclusively in the applicable federal or state courts located in Tampa, Florida.

9.PRIVACY: Information collected and submitted with an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy stated on https://agamerica.com/stories. To read the Privacy Policy, click here. By entering this contest, you consent to our collection of your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

10.WINNERS LIST: For the name of the prize winner, which will be made available after October 12, 2022, send a self-addressed envelope to: AgAmerica American Farmer Contest, AgAmerica Lending LLC, 4030 S. Pipkin Road, Lakeland, FL 33811.

11.SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR: AgAmerica Lending LLC, 4030 S. Pipkin Road, Lakeland, FL 33811.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

AGAMBASSADOR PROGRAM

Farming is the backbone of our nation. American farmers play a key role in supporting our nation’s food security, rural economy, and labor force. By 2050 the world will need 70 percent more food. Farmers, though resilient, bear a disproportionate share of the global food security burden.

Through the AgAmbassador Program, AgAmerica is playing an active role in the solution by bridging the gap between brands and rural communities across the U.S. to build a network that is vital to the future of American agriculture.

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