Farm Aid

08/31/2026

Our annual Farm Aid festival celebrates family farmers, good food and incredible music. But Farm Aid works year-round to support our nation's family farmers and ranchers who are growing the good food for healthy families, strengthening our communities and protecting soil and water.

Farm Aid artists, including board member Margo Price, Nathaniel Rat...

08/28/2026

"To Daddy" was written by Dolly Parton and performed by Emmylou Harris. Watch her performance at Farm Aid 1986 on our YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-6TRHOkzLU

08/27/2026

Meet Farmer Hero Jo Pendergraph.

From growing good food for chefs, hosting educational tours and bringing growers together to expand the local food supply, Jo and her husband Rob are helping grow the good food movement in Central Virginia.

The year 1985 was a terrible one for farmers in the Midwest and across the country. It was the height of the Farm Crisis, which forced hundreds of thousands of farm families into foreclosure. It was also the year that Jo Pendergraph and her husband Rob founded Manakintowne Farm in Powhatan County, V...

08/26/2026

America’s family farmers are among the many people Dolly Parton spoke up for, sharing this message in the early days of Farm Aid. Throughout her life, she championed rural places like the one she came from and used her voice and generosity to lift others. Her legacy has enriched us all. May her example continue to inspire us to give back to our communities and stand with those who need us.

08/24/2026

If you can’t make it to Farm Aid 2026, we’re bringing the spirit of the Farm Aid festival to you.

We’ve created special Farm Aid 2026 Watch Party Kits to give your Farm Aid celebrations that festival feel. Go all out and purchase our Ultimate Watch Party Kit 🥨🥨🥨

You can watch Farm Aid 2026 on FarmAid.org and on our YouTube channel, or tune in on CNN, SiriusXM or nugs!

Get your watch party kit and learn more at farmaid.org/watchparty.

08/21/2026

Who is excited to see Lukas Nelson and Sierra Ferrell at Farm Aid 2026? In the meantime, enjoy their performance of “Find Yourself” at Farm Aid 40 on our YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMFXQMCwlEI

08/20/2026

We’re excited to announce Ty Myers is joining the Farm Aid 2026 line-up!

At just 19 years old, Ty Myers is one of Country’s most formidable young artists, pairing his old-soul songwriting with commanding musicality well beyond his years.

Tickets are still available! Join us in welcoming Ty to the Farm Aid stage. farmaid.org/festival

08/19/2026

Supporting family farmers takes all of us — from the choices we make in our communities to the policies that shape our food system.

Farm Aid works to keep our farmers thriving, put new farmers on the land, support connections between farmers and eaters, and secure a future of good food for all.

08/18/2026

The Farm Bill is a huge, complex piece of legislation. Recently, the Senate Agriculture Committee’s farm bill draft failed to move forward, decreasing the chances that we’ll see a new farm bill in 2026. Stay up to date here ⬇️

The Farm Bill is a huge piece of legislation and its path to become a law will be filled with twists and turns. Here are the latest updates.

08/17/2026

There was no definitive moment when the Melendez Pineda family started farming. Our Farmer Hero, Roberto Melendez, recognized that through working together and believing in each other, their family could have a positive impact on the community.

The Melendez Pineda family had no intention of starting a farm back in 2012 when they bought their 123 acres in Midland, Virginia. They are not, as Roberto Melendez puts it, “natural born farmers.” There was no definitive moment when they decided to start farming. Instead, it all began when Robe...