In 1985, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, and Willie Nelson organized the first Farm Aid concert to raise awareness about the loss of family farms and to raise funds to keep farm families on the land.
Farm Aid is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America, and has raised over $90 million to promote a strong and resilient family farm system of agriculture.
In 2001, Dave Matthews joined the Farm Aid Board of Directors, Margo Price joined in 2021, and Nathaniel Rateliff joined in 2026.
Farm Aid is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America, and has raised over $90 million to promote a strong and resilient family farm system of agriculture.
In 2001, Dave Matthews joined the Farm Aid Board of Directors, Margo Price joined in 2021, and Nathaniel Rateliff joined in 2026.
