Farm Aid 2026 brought together musical legends, fans, farmers and farm activists to Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on September 26, 2026. Against a backdrop of ...

With Farm Aid 2026 in the rear rearview mirror, I’m (along with fellow Farm Aid staffers) currently regrouping, recounting, reminiscing and resting! But, we can’t rest for too long because there’s ...

Neil Young’s career can only be classified as unclassifiable. Each new dusty path he’s taken us on has been joyously unpredictable. As an artist, he’s risen to prominence as a musician, filmmaker, ...

The history – and present experience – of Black farmers and black land loss has perhaps never had more of a spotlight than it has over the last year. That’s for good reason and bad. Early in 2021, the ...

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are plants, animals or microorganisms whose genetic material has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally. GMO technology can introduce individual ...

America’s farmers have faced a year unlike any other, with a roller coaster of changing tariff and trade policies along with drastic cuts to federal funding and programs. These factors, along with the ...

In August, Farm Aid traveled across New York, accompanied by a film crew, to meet farmers and hear their stories. In the videos below, they share their unique paths to farming, their visionary ideas ...

Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Margo Price and Nathaniel Rateliff will headline event to spotlight family farmers VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Farm Aid announced that its annual ...

What’s going on with Congress’s budget bill? Last month, House Republicans passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a budget bill which slashes essential programs for millions of Americans in order to ...

Our food system has become more consolidated and less competitive over the past several decades. This consolidation means just a few companies control most agricultural inputs, like seeds and ...

This week we heard from Abe Voelker, the son of a Wisconsin dairy farmer, who shared his story, as he puts it, “On the death of my family’s dairy farm.” Farm Aid often receives stories like this, ...

The change of presidential administration is poised to have a big impact on farmers and our food system. The Biden Administration had several clear priorities: to increase equity in our food system, ...