This year's Farm Aid event will be held at Hersheypark Stadium in Pennsylvania on September 22nd. The concert will include performances by Farm Aid President Willie Nelson and his board members John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews, along with Tim Reynolds, Jack Johnson, ALO, Pegi Young & The Survivors, and Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real.

• Willie said, "We've built a strong family farm movement to grow our economy, ensure our health and protect our environment. Farm Aid brings these Main Street values to transform the Wall Street-controlled farm and food system. The Farm Aid concert is our chance to shine a spotlight on the independent family farmers who are essential to the well-being of our country."
• Farm Aid 2012 will feature HOMEGROWN Concessions, family farm-identified, local and organic foods as well as HOMEGROWN Village, which will give concertgoers a chance to meet farmers, engage in hands-on food and farm activities and learn about the ways family farmers are enriching our soil, protecting our water and growing our economy.
• Tickets for Farm Aid 2012 will go on sale on Friday (July 13th) at 10 a.m. ET at livenation.com and ticketmaster.com.
• Farm Aid will offer advance sale tickets to Farm Aid members beginning today (Tuesday, July 10th).

FAST FACTS

• Since 1985, Farm Aid has raised more than $40 million to support programs that help farmers thrive.

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