Farm Aid
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Farm Aid's mission is to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America. https://farmaid.org
If you are a farmer, Farm Aid is here for you.
We have nearly 40 years of experience working with farmers. When you contact Farm Aid, our goal is to connect you with helpful services, resources and opportunities specific to your individual needs.
We have nearly 40 years of experience working with farmers. When you contact Farm Aid, our goal is to connect you with helpful services, resources and opportunities specific to your individual needs.
Resources for Farmers – Farm Aid
If you are a farmer who needs help, we are here to support you. Farm Aid has nearly 40 years of experience responding to farmers in crisis.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
If you are a farmer, Farm Aid is here for you.
We have nearly 40 years of experience working with farmers. When you contact Farm Aid, our goal is to connect you with helpful services, resources and opportunities specific to your individual needs.
We have nearly 40 years of experience working with farmers. When you contact Farm Aid, our goal is to connect you with helpful services, resources and opportunities specific to your individual needs.
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Access to food is a fundamental human right, and cutting SNAP hurts everyone.
From our statement on SNAP:
November 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Access to food is a fundamental human right, and cutting SNAP hurts everyone.
From our statement on SNAP:
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
From our statement on SNAP:
Farm Aid stands with every family facing empty kitchen cupboards and every child with an empty stomach. We stand with every farmer whose livelihood depends on thriving local economies. We stand with movements demanding food, land, and dignity as human rights—not privileges to be negotiated.
Farm Aid Statement on Federal Interruption of SNAP
We stand with every family facing empty kitchen cupboards and every child with an empty stomach. We stand with every farmer whose livelihood depends on thriving local economies.
www.farmaid.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Farm Aid stands with every family facing empty kitchen cupboards and every child with an empty stomach. We stand with every farmer whose livelihood depends on thriving local economies. We stand with movements demanding food, land, and dignity as human rights—not privileges to be negotiated.
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Winter CSA season is approaching! Check out the benefits of a CSA membership this time of year: foodprint.org/blog/winter-...
Despite All the Root Veggies, Winter CSAs Have Plenty of Perks
Winter CSAs offer a way to support locally grown, seasonal produce all year round. Learn more about the benefits and how to find one.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Winter CSA season is approaching! Check out the benefits of a CSA membership this time of year: foodprint.org/blog/winter-...
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Early birds. New episode today. Can you make it a point to support a family farm? We talked to @farmaid.org about why this is urgently needed. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
A Conversation about the State of America's Family Farms with Hannah Tremblay and Caitlin Arnold Stephano
Podcast Episode · The Rural Impact · 11/06/2025 · 37m
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November 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Early birds. New episode today. Can you make it a point to support a family farm? We talked to @farmaid.org about why this is urgently needed. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Do yourself a favor and listen to this incredible performance of "Find Yourself" by Lukas Nelson and Sierra Ferrell from Farm Aid 40!
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Lukas Nelson & Sierra Ferrell – Find Yourself (Live at Farm Aid 40)
YouTube video by Farm Aid
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November 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Do yourself a favor and listen to this incredible performance of "Find Yourself" by Lukas Nelson and Sierra Ferrell from Farm Aid 40!
youtu.be/nMFXQMCwlEI
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Farms selling into local markets have been less affected by tariffs, but may bring in less revenue as cuts to SNAP benefits—and the government pause in SNAP funding—impact their customers.
Farmers Struggle With Tariffs, Despite China Deal to Buy US Soybeans
While the Supreme Court considers the legality of Trump’s tariffs, the economy in farm country is faltering.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Farms selling into local markets have been less affected by tariffs, but may bring in less revenue as cuts to SNAP benefits—and the government pause in SNAP funding—impact their customers.
"I can't even ask questions to my local NRCS office for planning for 2026 because they're not open. I am starting to think, 'are they just going to close forever?' That would be awful." — Wendy Johnson, Iowa farmer
The shutdown, combined with loss of USDA staff under Sec Rollins, is making it hard for farmers to plan for next year. Tariff and trade uncertainty + no Farm Bill making it even harder.
Government Shutdown, Trade Wars Hit Farmers' Bottom Line Hard dailyyonder.com/government-s...
Government Shutdown, Trade Wars Hit Farmers' Bottom Line Hard dailyyonder.com/government-s...
Government Shutdown, Trade Wars Hit Farmers' Bottom Line Hard | The Daily Yonder
For Wendy Johnson, a livestock and organic grain farmer in Charles City, Iowa, October is usually the time she visits her local Natural Resources
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November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"I can't even ask questions to my local NRCS office for planning for 2026 because they're not open. I am starting to think, 'are they just going to close forever?' That would be awful." — Wendy Johnson, Iowa farmer
Festivalgoers at Farm Aid 40 gave a lot of thank yous to farmers!
[Photos © Scott Streble]
[Photos © Scott Streble]
November 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Festivalgoers at Farm Aid 40 gave a lot of thank yous to farmers!
[Photos © Scott Streble]
[Photos © Scott Streble]
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While experts warned mass deportation would result in agricultural labor shortages, Trump officials predicted U.S.-born workers would happily fill those vacant jobs. So far, that hasn’t happened. @skychadde.bsky.social reports via @investigatemidwest.bsky.social:
Trump's Deportations are Causing Farm Labor Issues. He Hasn't Presented a Viable Long-term Solution.
Trump has cast the H-2A visa program as a quick help for farmers. At the same time, the program has been suspended during the government shutdown.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
While experts warned mass deportation would result in agricultural labor shortages, Trump officials predicted U.S.-born workers would happily fill those vacant jobs. So far, that hasn’t happened. @skychadde.bsky.social reports via @investigatemidwest.bsky.social:
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Nonprofits and mutual aid groups across the country are working to help feed families no longer receiving SNAP benefits due to the government shutdown. Read the full list of resources aimed at helping SNAP recipients navigate lapses in federal funding. ⬇️
Amid SNAP Turmoil, These Options Can Help Fill the Food Gap
It’s not clear when the Trump administration will release SNAP payments. These alternatives offer food support in the meantime.
buff.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Nonprofits and mutual aid groups across the country are working to help feed families no longer receiving SNAP benefits due to the government shutdown. Read the full list of resources aimed at helping SNAP recipients navigate lapses in federal funding. ⬇️
Learn how Minnesota's leaders showed up at Farm Aid this year, signaling to farmers and music-lovers around the country that they share our vision of a strong and resilient family farm system of agriculture.
Minnesota's leaders showed up and spoke out at Farm Aid 40
At Farm Aid's 40th festival, Minnesota took part in lots of ways and stood proudly with family farmers.
www.farmaid.org
November 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Learn how Minnesota's leaders showed up at Farm Aid this year, signaling to farmers and music-lovers around the country that they share our vision of a strong and resilient family farm system of agriculture.
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🏛️This government shutdown has gone on long enough! Time for Congress to act responsibly & reopen the federal government!🌱Our farms & communities are counting on it!
🚜National Young Farmers is collecting stories to share w/ policymakers & press.🧺#ShareYourStory
youngfarmers.quorum.us/campaign/Fed...
🚜National Young Farmers is collecting stories to share w/ policymakers & press.🧺#ShareYourStory
youngfarmers.quorum.us/campaign/Fed...
Federal Policy Impact Stories
Is the shutdown or federal funding chaos affecting your farm or ranch business? Share the impacts you’re experiencing with Young Farmers!
youngfarmers.quorum.us
November 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
🏛️This government shutdown has gone on long enough! Time for Congress to act responsibly & reopen the federal government!🌱Our farms & communities are counting on it!
🚜National Young Farmers is collecting stories to share w/ policymakers & press.🧺#ShareYourStory
youngfarmers.quorum.us/campaign/Fed...
🚜National Young Farmers is collecting stories to share w/ policymakers & press.🧺#ShareYourStory
youngfarmers.quorum.us/campaign/Fed...
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Celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the album by watching the new video for #LostCause! Check it out on YouTube now: youtu.be/RKrNZXzcOb4
November 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the album by watching the new video for #LostCause! Check it out on YouTube now: youtu.be/RKrNZXzcOb4
Start the month off with Eric Burton (of Black Pumas) making his debut on the Farm Aid stage:
Eric Burton – Live at Farm Aid 40
Eric Burton performs at Farm Aid 40 in Minneapolis at Huntington Bank Stadium, on September 20, 2025. Learn more about Farm Aid's 40th anniversary festival a...
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November 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Start the month off with Eric Burton (of Black Pumas) making his debut on the Farm Aid stage:
"Due to rising costs, low crop prices and the effects of the trade war, economists project that growers could see roughly $44 billion in net cash income losses from their 2025–26 crops."
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October 31, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"Due to rising costs, low crop prices and the effects of the trade war, economists project that growers could see roughly $44 billion in net cash income losses from their 2025–26 crops."
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Two years past the current Farm Bill's original expiration date, the future of the next Farm Bill is still unclear. In a new Q&A, IATP's Michael Happ explains what we know, what we don't, and what might be coming next: www.iatp.org/farm-bill-qa...
Q&A: What's next for the Farm Bill?
On top of trade turmoil and a U.S. government shutdown, Congress has still not passed a new Farm Bill, the primary legislation that sets a majority of U.S. food and farm policy and funding. The future...
www.iatp.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Two years past the current Farm Bill's original expiration date, the future of the next Farm Bill is still unclear. In a new Q&A, IATP's Michael Happ explains what we know, what we don't, and what might be coming next: www.iatp.org/farm-bill-qa...
This is What Democracy Looks Like: Minnesota Activism was a panel of MN-based farmers and advocates. Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin, Zoe Hollomon, and Paul Sobocinski spoke about activism and solutions specific to Minnesota's food and farming system.
Farm Aid 40 Farmer Forum — This is What Democracy Looks Like: Minnesota Activism
Farm Aid 40's Farmer Forum, Seeding Democracy: From Our Fields to Our Future, took place at the University of Minnesota's Saint Paul campus on September 19, 2025.
"This is What Democracy Looks Like: Minnesota Activism," was a panel of Minnesota based farmers and advocates. Reginaldo Haslett-Marroqu
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October 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This is What Democracy Looks Like: Minnesota Activism was a panel of MN-based farmers and advocates. Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin, Zoe Hollomon, and Paul Sobocinski spoke about activism and solutions specific to Minnesota's food and farming system.
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ICYMI - Among the many shutdown casualties is the Packers and Stockyards division. It's the latest blow to ag antitrust enforcement after USDA canceled its Farmer Seed Liaison cooperative agreement early last month.
"The shutdown is just the latest blow to agriculture antimonopoly enforcement, as the Trump administration quietly dismantles Biden-era projects."
Read more in @clairek.bsky.social's Food & Power: www.foodandpower.net/latest/shutd...
Read more in @clairek.bsky.social's Food & Power: www.foodandpower.net/latest/shutd...
Shutdown Hits Packers and Stockyards Division, USDA Cancels More Antimonopoly Projects — Food & Power
The shutdown is the latest blow to agriculture antimonopoly work, as the Trump administration cancels Biden-era projects promoting seed competition and state-level antitrust enforcement.
www.foodandpower.net
October 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
ICYMI - Among the many shutdown casualties is the Packers and Stockyards division. It's the latest blow to ag antitrust enforcement after USDA canceled its Farmer Seed Liaison cooperative agreement early last month.
With "a very sizable ag disaster program given what's going on with interest rates still high, soybean market, low commodity prices, high input costs from the compound of inflation...We're hearing from our banks that ag producers are under a lot of stress."
www.agriculture.com/partners-ban...
www.agriculture.com/partners-ban...
Bank of North Dakota Planning Debt Refinancing Program to Help Ag Producers
The Bank of North Dakota is developing a disaster relief program to help agricultural producers in the state survive the current crisis in the industry.
www.agriculture.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
With "a very sizable ag disaster program given what's going on with interest rates still high, soybean market, low commodity prices, high input costs from the compound of inflation...We're hearing from our banks that ag producers are under a lot of stress."
www.agriculture.com/partners-ban...
www.agriculture.com/partners-ban...
This panel featured a group of Native leaders and advocates: Shelley Buck, Sean Sherman and Luke Black Elk and was moderated by Kari Jo Lawrence. They talked about how democracy is an Indigenous value and way of being. They also stressed the importance of food sovereignty for Native communities.
October 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This panel featured a group of Native leaders and advocates: Shelley Buck, Sean Sherman and Luke Black Elk and was moderated by Kari Jo Lawrence. They talked about how democracy is an Indigenous value and way of being. They also stressed the importance of food sovereignty for Native communities.
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🗞️The #shutdown is leaving farmers in limbo. W/ major conservation & climate‐smart agriculture funds frozen, many small & mid-sized farms face cancelled projects, stalled payments & mounting uncertainty. Good piece on the risks to landscapes & livelihoods⬇️
www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news...
www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news...
October 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🗞️The #shutdown is leaving farmers in limbo. W/ major conservation & climate‐smart agriculture funds frozen, many small & mid-sized farms face cancelled projects, stalled payments & mounting uncertainty. Good piece on the risks to landscapes & livelihoods⬇️
www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news...
www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news...
"One Illinois man's decadeslong fight to convert his fields into rice paddies demonstrates how it's possible to bring diversity to the Corn Belt, but improbable so long as federal farm policy remains focused on soybeans and corn."
“There’s nothing in farm policy that takes into account climate change,” said one former USDA official. “In fact, most arguments would be that it’s at best neutral and at worst counterproductive for climate change.”
Published Sept. w/ @capitolnewsil.bsky.social
Published Sept. w/ @capitolnewsil.bsky.social
The Floods Kept Coming. He Needed to Grow a Crop That Would Thrive in Water — or to Quit.
One Illinois man’s decadeslong fight to convert his fields into rice paddies demonstrates how it’s possible to bring diversity to the Corn Belt, but improbable so long as federal farm policy remains f...
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October 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"One Illinois man's decadeslong fight to convert his fields into rice paddies demonstrates how it's possible to bring diversity to the Corn Belt, but improbable so long as federal farm policy remains focused on soybeans and corn."
Check out our recap with videos and quotes from Seeding Democracy, From Our Fields to Our Future, our farmer forum on Sept. 19. Even before the event began, the mood within the Farm Aid community was one of celebration and excitement.
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Check out our recap with videos and quotes from Seeding Democracy, From Our Fields to Our Future, our farmer forum on Sept. 19. Even before the event began, the mood within the Farm Aid community was one of celebration and excitement.