Farm AidFarm Aid’s Vision for Fixing the Farm and Food SystemOn behalf of Farm Aid, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews laid out a vision of agriculture that can be achieved…5 min read·Dec 8, 2020----
Farm AidNo Farmer Wants to Dump Their Milk or Plow Under Their CropsDevastating photos of dairy farmers dumping milk and produce farmers tilling their plants into the soil have understandably caused outrage…7 min read·Apr 23, 2020----
Farm AidThe Government Shutdown Risks Shutting Down Family FarmsJoe Schroeder, Farm Aid’s Farm Advocate, appeared on PBS Newshour on January 14 to talk about how the government shutdown is affecting…4 min read·Jan 10, 2019----
Farm AidA Farm Bill 101The first Farm Bill was drafted in 1933, in the wake of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, to address the needs of America’s farmers…15 min read·May 22, 2018----
Farm AidFarmers Overwhelmingly Oppose Bayer Monsanto MergerFarm Aid is part a large coalition of 45 farm groups that have come together to oppose the proposed merger of Bayer and Monsanto. If the…5 min read·Mar 8, 2018----
Farm AidOne Year In: The Trump Administration on Trade & The Farm BillOur previous post about President Trump’s impact on farm policy covered some of the policies his administration has enacted that he’s…7 min read·Feb 15, 2018----
Farm AidOne Year In: The Trump Administration on Farm PolicyThe last time a new president entered office, Farm Aid conducted a “State of the Family Farm,” assessing then-President Obama’s policy…8 min read·Jan 23, 2018----
Farm Aid“Give Hope and a Hand to Farmers” by Willie NelsonThis is the season for giving thanks. My heart swells with gratitude for you and the incredible support you’ve given to Farm Aid so that we…5 min read·Dec 4, 2017----
Farm AidWillie Nelson: On Thanksgiving, Remember Family Farmers…Family farmers are the economic bedrock of rural communities. We should recognize that and help strengthen them.3 min read·Nov 21, 2017----
Farm AidA Looming Crisis on American FarmsFarmers are enduring a multiyear slump in crop and livestock prices that is pushing many to the financial brink. Since 2013, America’s…8 min read·Apr 13, 2017----