Farm Aid

Farm Aid was a musical performance on 22 September, 1985 in Champaign, Illinois to raise money for United States farmers. The concert was organized by Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp. Nelson and Mellencamp then brought family farmers before Congress to testify about the state of family farming in America. Congress subsequently passed the Agricultural Credit Act to save family farms from foreclosure.

Today, Farm Aid is an organization that works to increase awareness of the importance of family farms, and puts on an annual concert of country, blues and rock music with a variety of stars. The board of directors includes Nelson, Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews. Young's sermons about the environment are a highlight of the annual shows.