Farm Aid at 40: ‘The farmers are the VIPs’
Event founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp starred at music's longest-running charity concert
News By Hanna Ellington | 26 September 2025
With farmers at the core of its mission, music’s longest-running charity concert Farm Aid used its 40th anniversary to show how a large scale event can integrate its ethos across the board.
The latest edition of the event was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, last Saturday (20 September), led by founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp, with board members Dave Matthews and Margo Price.
Alongside great music, the driving principle of supporting grassroots-level US food producers is embedded in…
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