The show will go on for Farm Aid 40 in Minneapolis after a tentative deal was reached between the University of Minnesota and members of Teamsters Local 320. 

Farm Aid, a concert that has helped farmers for decades, will be held at Huntington Bank Stadium next weekend, as previously scheduled.

However, a strike that began earlier this week involving service members for the university system put the event in jeopardy. That's because production crew workers for Farm Aid are also union members and weren't going to work to stand in solidarity with the service workers, who clean buildings, do ground maintenance, make food, drive trucks and more. 

Late Friday night, a post on the Teamsters 320 Facebook page included a statement announcing the strike's end following the agreement. Farm Aid also posted to social media, confirming the show will go on. 

Both parties released a joint statement saying in part: 

In the spirit of cooperation, Teamsters Local 320 and the University of Minnesota have put their differences aside and come to a resolution in order to support the greater good of our University students, faculty and staff, farmers and Minnesota residents. Both parties look forward to returning to working to support our vital teaching, research, and outreach mission.  

"This was a hard-fought strike that we won on the picket lines and with solidarity from Teamster delivery drivers and other unions such as IATSE Local 13," said Erik Skoog, Local 320 president. "We also must recognize the solidarity from the Farm Aid performers and event coordinators who refused to cross a Teamster picket line. We would not have been successful without the support of our 1,400 members. I am so proud of their diligence and resolve in maintaining a concerted strike at multiple locations across the State of Minnesota."

The Teamsters 320 Locals have officially ended the strike and picketing has ceased on all university campuses.    

On Friday, organizers posted to social media, saying Willie Nelson spoke with Gov. Tim Walz and said he is "grateful that he understands what's at stake for Farm Aid." Nelson, as well as fellow performers Neil Young and John Mellencamp, have held the event in different cities for the last four decades and raised more than $85 million. 

Earlier this year, unionized service workers overwhelmingly voted in favor of a strike. The proposal put forth on Aug. 19 offered a 3% wage increase for the first year and a 2% increase in subsequent years. The offer also includes other financial benefits. The increase for the first year would be retroactive to June 30. The contract would be in effect for a year and a half. 

The union still needs to ratify the agreement, which is expected to happen next week.