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Building a system of agriculture that values family farmers, good food, soil, water & communities.

Farm Aid’s mission is to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America. Farm Aid artists and board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews and Margo Price host an annual festival to raise funds to support Farm Aid’s work with family farmers and to inspire people to choose family farm food. For more than 35 years, Farm Aid, with the support of the

06/05/2026

Lukas Nelson and Dave Matthews Band bring us this fantastic rendition of "The Maker" (originally by Daniel Lanois) from last year's Farm Aid 40 in Minneapolis. Watch here: https://youtu.be/4IGWSOCKdIg?si=IJm4D2Eivl5lI_w-

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06/04/2026

Thanks Neil Young - Reprise Records for these insightful .

06/03/2026

Yesterday, we shared our podcast series on the 1985 Chillicothe farmer protests (www.farmaid.org/podcast). Today, we're digging deeper into the history behind that story. Our companion blog takes a closer look at the 1980s Farm Crisis, the origins of the family farm movement and the hard-fought for policies that helped farmers stay on their land. If you enjoyed our podcast series, learn more about the story:

https://www.farmaid.org/blog/putting-the-chillicothe-farmer-protest-in-context/

06/02/2026

The longest sustained farmer protest in American history happened 40 years ago, but its lessons are as relevant as ever. Tune in to our two-part podcast series to hear from farmers, activists and artists—including Farm Aid founder and board artist John Mellencamp—and learn why this story still matters today. https://farmaid.org/chillicothe1

05/29/2026

with Wilco. Watch their performance of "Late Greats" live at Farm Aid 2005 in Tinley Park, Illinois.
https://youtu.be/Th8NpM6JTSw?si=j5vZt6OZ6Ihe-GZx

05/28/2026

Learn how to make a difference in our farm and food system! Check out 10 ways you can support family farm agriculture. https://farmaid.org/10ways

05/26/2026

Join us this Thursday for Breaking Bread, Farm Aid’s Lunch & Listen series. Farmers and service providers from North Carolina and Washington State will share how climate disasters affect mental health, what recovery looks like and why support is essential. Free and open to all.
Register now: https://www.farmaid.org/breakingbread-register

05/25/2026

TN Rep. Justin Jones is calling for the same grassroots energy that built Farm Aid in the first place. This moment in the country's history calls for organizing and for creative new ways to lift up farmers at a time when so much is working against them.

05/23/2026

Oregon farmer and activist Kendra Kimbirauskas sees the farm movement as part of something larger: the fight for democracy, for racial justice, for rural communities that can actually sustain themselves. These movements need each other, she says, and standing together is how family farms survive.

05/22/2026

Watch Staples perform "City in the Sky" at Farm Aid 2024 in Saratoga Springs, New York. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99oshymSbJc

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