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March 14, 1992

Willie Nelson’s Farm Aid V plays to about 40,000 fans in Irving, Texas, with Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Joe Walsh, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Lorrie Morgan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ricky Van Shelton, The Kentucky HeadHunters, Hal Ketchum and Paul Simon.

Economic Recovery starts in the Heartland with Family Farmers” was Farm Aid’s theme for 1992.   Farmers Home Administration sent out 40,000 foreclosure notices to troubled farms. The impact of the loss of these farms on rural communities was devastating. Every five farms that closed down took one small business with them.   Small towns across America were being boarded up. Schools, hospitals and farm houses were left empty.

Willie Nelson and Farm Aid helped to bring this to the attention of the new Clinton Administration. Farm Aid joined family farm organizations in expressing hope for greater access to this administration in order to change federal policies to support family farming.

Arc Angels
Asleep At The Wheel
Bandaloo Doctors
Eddie Brickell
Mary-Chapin Carpenter
Tracy Chapman
Mark Chesnutt
John Conlee
Joe Ely
Geezinslaw Brothers
Georgia Satellites
Johnny Gimble
Arlo Guthrie
Merle Haggard
John Hiatt
Waylon Jennings
Kentucky Headhunters
Kris Kristofferson
Little Village
Lynyrd Skynyrd
John Mellencamp
Lorrie Morgan
Willie Nelson
Bonnie Raitt
Michelle Shocked
Paul Simon
Petra
Texas Tornadoes
Ricky Van Shelton
Joe Walsh
Jimmy Webb
Neil Young

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In 1995 the farm crisis continued to force more than 500 farmers off their land every week. Farm Aid hosted a national town hall meeting where family farm leaders urged President Clinton to veto any farm bill that would force family farmers from their land. After the meeting, Clinton responded in writing, saying: “Our nation’s agricultural success comes from the hardworking men and women who till the fields and grow our food, and they deserve our respect, gratitude and support.”

In addition to the meeting, Farm Aid’s 10th Anniversary show in Louisville, Kentucky drew 47,000 supporters to a sold out concert and raised over $1 million. Top artists Hootie and the Blowfish, Dave Matthews Band, BlackHawk, John Conlee, Supersuckers, and Steve Earle rocked with Farm Aid founders Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young in Louisville’s Cardinal Stadium on October 1.   TNN broadcast the 10th Anniversary show on Monday, October 2.

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Selling out in 90 minutes, Farm Aid’s fourth concert in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 7 brought 70 artists together with farmers, environmental and consumer advocates. A new message emerged from that effort: the well-being of our land, food and water supply depends on a network of family farmers who care about how our food is grown.

The concert was televised live on The Nashville Network, and a two-hour highlight was re-broadcast to ten million viewers on CBS.  In addition to Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, the powerhouse musical line-up included Bonnie Raitt, Elton John, Don Henley, Crosby Stills & Nash, and Garth Brooks, Dwight Yoakum, Allen Jackson.  Elton John dedicated “Candle In The Wind” to AIDS patient Ryan White, who dies that night