Farm Aid 40 takes place; raises funds to help Minnesota farmers
It's been a long road to get here, but Farm Aid 40 is underway in Minneapolis. The effort behind the show, and what it took to make it happen, was a labor of love.
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It's been a long road to get here, but Farm Aid 40 is underway in Minneapolis. The effort behind the show, and what it took to make it happen, was a labor of love.
Minnesota music icon Bob Dylan will take the stage on Saturday at Minneapolis' Huntington Bank Stadium for the 40th year of Farm Aid, the festival he helped inspire.
Bob Dylan is joining the Farm Aid concert line-up for the show's first time in Minnesota. Over the past 40 years, the nonprofit says it's raised more than $85 million to promote family farming. But where does the money go? Ashley Grams tracked down a few organizations in Minnesota that are grant recipients.
A Minnesota icon will take the stage at the major music festival he helped inspire.
The financial impacts of moving or canceling the event scheduled for Sept. 20 at the Huntington Bank Stadium "could be devastating," Farm Aid organizers said.
Willie Nelson will be joined by Neil Young, John Mellencamp and more for the 40th anniversary of Farm Aid.
Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young will come to Minneapolis this fall as part of Farm Aid's 40th anniversary show.
An annual benefit concert for family farmers — featuring performances from Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and others — is coming to Minnesota for the first time ever.
