MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Farm Aid — the annual fundraising concerts launched by Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp during the farm crisis of the 1980s — celebrates its 40th anniversary on ...

The star-studded Farm Aid 40 concert was held at Huntington Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Follow live coverage below: 1:00 a.m.:Although Willie Nelson played his standard ...

For 40 years, the nonprofit organization Farm Aid has worked to support the United States farming and agricultural communities. This year, the music festival was held at Huntington Bank Stadium with ...

There was no shortage of buffalo check flannel and cowboy boots among attendees of Farm Aid’s 40th anniversary concert in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on September 20, 2025, but alongside them were just as ...

Yes, there was plenty of music to be enjoyed at Farm Aid at Huntington Bank Stadium on Saturday, the first time in the organization’s 40-year history that Minnesota has played host. But at its core, ...

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Farm Aid was conceived after Bob Dylan made a famous statement at Live Aid a few months prior. Live Aid was a similar benefit concert that used proceeds to benefit charity. That concert, which was ...

This week on AgweekTV, music legends gather in Minneapolis for the 40th anniversary Farm Aid concert to help struggling farmers. Many farmers rely on the H-2A visa program for workers. We'll look at ...

Inside the St. Paul Student Center at the University of Minnesota, four American farmers are in the midst of a panel discussion, flanked by a Farm Aid banner that says “Keep America Growing.” It’s the ...

Fans line up outside of the Assembly Hall in Champaign on Aug. 28, 1985, to buy tickets for Farm Aid. LEFT: Willie Nelson, left, and Mick Jagger performing at Farm Aid on Sept. 22, 1985. RIGHT: Fans ...

At the 40th Farm Aid benefit concert in mid-September, farmers vocalized the biggest challenges they face to stay in business. Willie Nelson and Lily Meola at Farm Aid 40. (Photo by Brian Bruner / ...