Farmer advocacy nonprofitUnited States and U.S. territories
Music. Movement. Family farms.
Farm Aid brings farmers, artists, and communities together to help keep family farmers on the land. Its work connects public advocacy, farmer resources, and a movement for food from family farms.
Mission & purpose
Since its first concert in 1985, Farm Aid has worked toward a family farm-centered food system. Music brings people together; its year-round work connects farmer support, food from family farms, and advocacy for change.
Explore Farm Aid’s missionUnite farmers, artists, and the public through music and a shared commitment to family farms.
Connect farmers and eaters, strengthen markets for family farm food, and raise farmers’ voices.
Connect farm families with practical resources, organizations, and support when they need it.
Farmers and ranchers, people starting or rebuilding a farm business.
Farm Aid serves farmers and ranchers in the United States and U.S. territories, across farm sizes and production approaches.
Resources & support
Farm Aid connects farmers and ranchers in the United States and U.S. territories with resources for business, financial, disaster, and farm-management questions. Start with its hotline team, search the Farmer Resource Network, or browse its funding library and practical guides.
Talk with Farm Aid’s hotline team about the help you need and where to find it. Call 1-800-FARM-AID (1-800-327-6243), Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–9 p.m. Eastern. You can also request assistance online.
You want help finding a person, organization, or resource for your situation.
Search Farm Aid’s free network for organizations and resources, including farm business, production, and marketing support.
You want to find an organization that works with farmers on a particular need.
Search by state for grants, loans, and relief-payment opportunities for farms, ranches, and agricultural businesses. Check each program’s current terms at its official source.
You are comparing funding options for starting, running, or rebuilding a farm business.
Browse the hotline team’s guides to farm financing, disaster support, legal assistance, and other farm challenges.
You want a practical starting point and organizations to contact about a specific problem.
Find your next step
Contact Farm Aid directly through its public services, or explore related resources from Soil Health Exchange.
A resource shared through SHE
SHE shares Farm Aid’s public hotline, Farmer Resource Network, funding library, and practical guides with farmers.
Listed as a free farmer-support resource.