Farm Aid 40 Celebrates 40 Years of Music and Family Farmers | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008

"Farm Aid, the iconic music, food, and farm festival, is marking its 40th anniversary with a historic broadcast partnership. On Saturday, September 20, 2025, Farm Aid 40 will take place at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with an extraordinary lineup of artists, farmers, and advocates coming together to support family farm agriculture. For the first time, CNN will broadcast the festival live, joining longtime partners SiriusXM, nugs, and FarmAid.org to bring the event to audiences across the United States and around the world."

"The festival, co-founded in 1985 by Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp, with Dave Matthews joining the board in 2001 and Margo Price in 2021, has become more than just a concert. Farm Aid represents a national movement to strengthen family farms, preserve local food systems, and challenge the dominance of industrial agriculture. Over the past four decades, Farm Aid has raised more than $85 million to fund grassroots programs that help farmers stay on their land,"

"CNN's special presentation, airing from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. CT, will showcase live performances by Willie Nelson and Family, Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds, and Margo Price. Anchors John Berman and Laura Coates will co-anchor the coverage, while Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir will provide on-the-ground reporting and interviews with Minnesota farmers. The broadcast will also stream on CNN.com and via CNN's apps on connected devices without requiring a cable login."

Farm Aid 40 will take place Saturday, September 20, 2025, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, celebrating 40 years of support for family farm agriculture. Founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp, joined by board members Dave Matthews and Margo Price, built Farm Aid into a movement to strengthen family farms, preserve local food systems, and challenge industrial agriculture. Over four decades Farm Aid has raised more than $85 million to fund grassroots programs that help farmers stay on their land, grow sustainable food, and encourage consumers to choose family farm products. CNN will broadcast live from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. CT and stream without a cable login, while SiriusXM provides exclusive audio beginning at 12 p.m. CT; nugs and FarmAid.org will offer additional coverage.

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