Farm Aid

Farm Aid’s mission is to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America. Also on Bluesky + Threads

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“If the Save Our Bacon Act is included in the farm bill, it will be a death knell for small and medium-scale U.S. hog farmers like me.” — Russ Kremer, Missouri farmer

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Yesterday, we shared our podcast series on the 1985 farmer protests. Today, we're digging into the backstory. Our companion blog takes a closer look at the 1980s Farm Crisis, the family farm movement and the policies that helped farmers stay on their land.
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Installing solar panels to offset electricity costs helps farms during financial strain. But the House version of the farm bill would limit their use

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What can a 145-day farmer protest from 40 years ago teach us about today? A lot. Tune in to our two-part podcast series and hear from farmers, activists and artists—including Farm Aid founder John Mellencamp—about this remarkable chapter in rural history. https://t.co/blZOW2KSq2

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"Without far-reaching change, the government, farmers and consumers will be doomed to fight an endless battle against corporate combines. Consumers will keep paying too much, and farmers will continue to get too little."

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

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Summer = fruit pie time. USDA made a pie chart of seven popular pie crops and their production values! Check it out. https://t.co/2HQDDCmC0X

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Join us Thursday for Breaking Bread, our Lunch & Listen series. Farmers and service providers will share how climate disasters affect mental health, what recovery looks like and why support is essential. Free and open to all. https://t.co/KHzxFVWmwi

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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.

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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.

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Farmers of color are often first to feel the pressures that eventually hit everyone. Shantell Bingham of the Food Justice Network on how limited access to capital and markets shows what happens to Black and brown farmers today is a signal for all American farmers tomorrow.

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This conversation will feature farmers and service providers from North Carolina and Washington State sharing their experiences, challenges and why prioritizing mental health is vital. Register now! https://t.co/rJAFFuOxMs

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Breaking Bread is Farm Aid’s Lunch and Listen series, featuring stories that uplift our shared history of food and farming, organizing and resistance. Join us next week for a conversation on farmer mental health in the wake of climate disasters.

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The hosts of Against the Grain: The Farm Aid Podcast recently joined the Nevermind the Music podcast for a conversation about artist advocacy, the challenges family farmers are facing and the one thing that connects us all: we all need to eat. 🌾🎙️

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"We Don't Make Enough to Be Greedy" — Willie Booker

What sets family farmers apart from the corporate operations trying to squeeze them out is farmers sharing what they have, including knowledge. That willingness to help each other rather than just compete is a real strength.

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Family farmers are fighting to stay on their land, take care of their communities and keep good food on our tables. Stand with them by donating to Farm Aid today and help build a stronger, fairer food system. Every gift counts. Please give now: https://t.co/VwOaIyv33q

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South Carolina farmer Nathaniel Rhodes is selling his crops for the same prices farmers got in 1970, while the cost of everything else has gone up dramatically.

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Congrats to Madison Hinkle, who scored a signed Margo Price Signature J-45, made by Gibson and tickets to Farm Aid 2026! Watch Margo perform “Hands of Time” from Farm Aid 2024 in Saratoga Springs, NY. #WeekendMusic Margo Price Photo by © Sharon Carone
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Since last fall, Farm Aid board artist Margo Price has been touring with a one-of-a-kind road case filled with artifacts from her family farm and her Farm Aid story. Fans who stopped to explore it had the chance to enter to win some incredible prizes.