Farmers Still Losing Farms Says Willie Nelson

12 Aug

When they say they’ll play until the cows come home, they’re not kidding.

Willie Nelson, America’s favorite stoner and his crew of do-gooders, including Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews, will be back on stage together again in Milwaukee on October 2nd for Farm Aid 25.

Farmers Still Going Out Of Business

Amazing isn’t it? Twenty-five years have passed and we still haven’t figured out how to return family farms back to a healthy industry. In fact, family farming is in greater financial peril than ever, thanks to draconian deals major food manufacturers are allowed to make with small farmers. They leave them the option of going out of business or remaining in what is the 21st century equivalent of indentured servitude.

Go See A Good Show

Musically, this year’s show should be as good as ever. Allowed with the aforementioned names, Farm Aid 25 will include Kenny Chesney, Norah Jones, Jason Mraz, Jeff Tweedy, Band of Horses, the BoDeans, Amos Lee and Robert Francis.

Since its launch in 1985, Farm Aid has raised $37 million to support American farmers yet family farms still remain in financial peril.

Remember who was at Farm Aid One?

Check the comments — and leave one, too — to find out.

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3 Responses to “Farmers Still Losing Farms Says Willie Nelson”

  1. Fusion 45 August 11, 2010 at 3:35 pm #

    Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, B.B. King, Loretta Lynn, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty, to name a few.

  2. Timmy August 12, 2010 at 9:24 am #

    Fush, you can’t just say “to name a few” & leave out several folks. I have the first Farm Aid on VHS, I’ll dig it out & get back to ya. I recall it was pay per view on TNN. John Cougar cussed & caused a near revolt in the cable industry. I’m sure he & Neil were there. And, of course, Willie. The Grateful Dead made an appearance years later, via closed circuit.

  3. Kirby August 15, 2010 at 5:06 am #

    Yes it’s a darn shame that the American Farmer is having such a struggle after 25 years of Farm Aid. Not that Farm Aid was going to solve the crisis, but it must make Willie and the gang more than a bit sad to see that happening. In spite of their efforts, the American Farmer is in worse shape now than when Farm Aid started 25 years ago.

    And todays generation has little interest in farming .. can you blame them? Who wants to work long hrs for little pay?