Farm Aid

Join Farm Aid and Farm Commons for a webinar addressing ICE activity in farm country on Tuesday, July, 21 at noon EDT. This webinar will explore what we're seeing on the ground. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Check out our blog post for a gallery of photos and memory from that incredible day back in 1986: farmaid.org/blog/the-40th-…

Last weekend was the 40th anniversary of Farm Aid II, held in Austin, TX. Farm Aid II brought together more than 80 artists, who played from 7:00 AM until 1:30 AM the next day – an 18 hour show in total!

Proud to join so many of our allies in standing up for #familyfarmers w/the Milk from Family #Dairies Act. This bill gives farmers a fighting chance against this heavily consolidated industry @FamilyFarmCo @FarmAid agproud.com/articles/63760…

Not all media tours are virtual. Every year a small team works to announce @FarmAid’s annual music & food festival in the selected city — which changes every year — with an on the ground media tour. This year, #FarmAid2026 is going to be at @vabeachamp in Virginia Beach, VA.

Donate $100 or more, and we'll send an official organic cotton Farm Aid 2026 festival logo unisex t-shirt. This natural colored shirt is made from 100% organic cotton grown and union printed in the USA. farmaid.org/donate Thank you for your support!

"Family farmers grow our food and strengthen our communities. And when farmers struggle like they are now, communities feel it too. We're standing with them to grow a food system that works for everyone." — Willie Nelson, Farm Aid President

Read more: farmstand.org/court-restores… 3/3

The lawsuit alleged that following several 2025 Trump exec orders targeting climate action and efforts to support diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, USDA and DOGE "began engaging in a policy, pattern, and practice of unlawfully terminating federal grant awards." 2/3

Great news! "Court Restores $127M in Illegally Canceled Grants from USDA's Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program 24 grantees win preliminary injunction restoring critical support for a fairer food system" 1/3

News for #Virginia farmers: disaster declaration due to spring freeze in 43 primary (and 61 contiguous) counties makes farmers eligible for emergency aid. wdbj7.com/2026/06/27/fed…

Do you have a Farmer Hero? We'd love to hear their story. Nominate them here: farmaid.org/our-work/nomin… #Farmerhero #familyfarmers

From time to time, we ask you to introduce us to your Farmer Heroes — the farmers you chat with at the market and the ones who go above and beyond to care for the land, feed their communities and help their fellow family farmers. Photo: Scott Streble

New York and Connecticut farmers can start submitting applications for relief from the states in effort aimed ​at easing the hit to farmers from President Trump's ‌tariffs. farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/06/ny-ct-…

But with Senate Democrats remaining firm in their demands for SNAP funding to be included and Senate Republicans refusing, the path to this bill's passage remains extremely unclear. Catch up on the latest Farm Bill updates at farmaid.org/issues/farm-po… 5/5

Senator Boozman (R-AR), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, has committed to "marking up," or finalizing, the farm bill draft over the summer. 4/5

On June 23, the Senate Ag Committee released its draft version of the farm bill. It skips some of the more controversial aspects of the House's version, passed in April, like the measures shielding pesticide companies from liability and preempting states' animal welfare laws. 1/5

On exciting thing about working on our annual festival is working an artist to create a new logo every year. We asked a few questions of Matt Fleming, this year's artist, to get into his creative process: farmaid.org/blog/a-talk-wi…