Farm Aid
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Farm Aid’s mission is to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America. Also on Bluesky https://t.co/zUW7GPuZdj + Threads
Cambridge, MA
Joined July 2008
"The goal isn't just to tally wins or policy victories. It's to shift culture. To help people understand how food actually reaches their plate, and why that matters. Because change takes root when people feel connected, not lectured." https://t.co/N3Id068YLO
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Exploring Farm Aid’s origins with Willie Nelson, its impact on Texas farmers, and how Luck carries that mission forward through community and food.
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Find their wool in our new hats, along with other new winter merch at https://t.co/yFMSt9Mmlk
shop.farmaid.org
Get cozy with this hand-cranked double knit wool hat, made with love in Minnesota from sheep across the border in Wisconsin! We have a few color options — a natural gray, all blue, all green, blue...
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These Ramboulet and Isle de France sheep are very good mothers and have very good wool. It's so soft you can wear it directly on your skin. We always encourage people to buy American. Everybody wins when you buy close to the farmer."
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Our new merch comes straight from a Wisconsin farm! Judie & Greg Sage own Hickory Hills Farm: "We landed in a really pretty valley in the 1980s. We've worked really hard on water & land conservation, & started breeding sheep for both the wool & the high quality protein meat...
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"The name Living Soil comes from my belief that healthy soil and microbes lead to healthy plants, animals, and humans, creating a symbiotic ecosystem." — Cameron Skinner, Montana farmer https://t.co/KBzbc2N1Qv
farmaid.org
Cameron Skinner is helping to create a more resilient food lanscape for his part of rural Montana by building up soil and sharing his knowledge.
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From cotton to wool, leather to linen, textiles are agricultural products and we're excited to announce a new collection of Farm Aid merch, in partnership with US family farmers. Learn more about it and the farmers who helped make these products. https://t.co/zWYPGDDyP4 2/2
farmaid.org
Our winter 2026 collection features a wool hat from the sheep on Hickory Hills Farm, plus other items that are have a direct connection to family farmers.
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When we think about farming, our minds usually go straight to food. But the clothes we wear also started in a field. 1/2
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It's no secret that 2025 was a tough year for many farmers. #Minnesota producers just starting out or who've faced longstanding roadblocks to becoming profitable might get a hand in 2026 from some new #grants from the relief organization @FarmAid. https://t.co/fnNNR2XtME
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It's no secret that 2025 was a tough year for many farmers. Minnesota producers just starting out or who've faced longstanding roadblocks to becoming profitable might get a hand in
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This sudden embrace of regenerative agriculture flies in the face of the other policies we've seen from this administration, including canceling the Climate Smart Commodities Program, EPA's fast tracking of pesticides and cuts to USDA's NRCS staff, who are crucial to helping 4/5
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"As a strong supporter of regenerative agriculture, Farm Aid welcomes USDA's funding announcement for regenerative agriculture, but the lack of details about the program's specifics means we're unable to give a full response or analysis... 3/5
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USDA recently announced a $700 million Regenerative Pilot Program to help American farmers adopt practices that improve soil health, enhance water quality, and boost long-term productivity, all while building a healthier, more resilient food system. 1/5
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Farm Aid wants to hear from farmers about what they experienced in 2025 and what concerns they have heading into the 2026 season. https://t.co/O82HNA7qoR
farmaid.org
Farm Aid wants to hear from farmers about what they experienced in 2025 and what concerns they have heading into the 2026 season.
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Glad that Newsweek is giving attention to cattle farmers and interviewed our policy and advocacy manager, Hannah Tremblay. "We are concerned that trade tensions will continue to impact farmers." https://t.co/q98pezkEDo
newsweek.com
Cattle farmers may face financial uncertainty and hardship after China added a huge tariff on American beef imports last month.
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Chester Agriculture Center "has been positively received by farmers since beginning in May 2024. [Sara] Katz noted the $10,000 Farm Aid grant will grow their regional distribution work which supports 16 farms." https://t.co/LOX1pz2TS8
app.publicnewsservice.org
New York farms and rural organizations are receiving grants meant to give them a financial boost during challenging times.Farm Aid end-of-year grants provide more than $1 million to farm and
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And here's a Grateful Dead performance from Farm Aid II, where the band appeared live via satellite:
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Check out this Bob Weir performance from 2023, when he was joined by Sturgill Simpson and Lukas Nelson for "Truckin'" https://t.co/b09KGrCs8B
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Today, we're remembering Bob Weir, a legend whose music will live forever. We're thankful to have memories of him performing at Farm Aid, including in 2023, where this photo was taken by Brian Bruner.
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"It's very discouraging for farmers to think that they've done all the things right in their fields and have put innovations in place and made good decisions, but yet, even with strong yields, they're gonna be facing a loss."—Aaron Lehman, IA Farmers Union
dtnpf.com
This fall the Iowa Concern hotline saw four to five times the number of calls it had in the same months last year. The Farm Aid hotline is seeing a change in the urgency of calls as well.
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