Dear John,

Farm Aid co-founder and board member John Mellencamp will join farmers, ranchers and farmworkers from across the country at the Rally for Resilience: Farmers for Climate Action in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, March 7. We hope you'll join us too! 

This rally will signal to Congress that climate change policy needs to be a priority in the 2023 Farm Bill. 

If you'll be with us in D.C. on Tuesday check out all the details; if not, follow our social media accounts for updates throughout the day.

Speaking of climate change, in this video, which was recorded at our pre-festival event before Farm Aid 2022, Kendra Kimbirauskas of Shimanek Bridge Farm talks about the challenges she and her husband face growing food in Oregon. Kendra describes how they kept their farm going through wildfire, flooding from extreme rain, temperatures up to 116 degrees, ongoing drought, and an ice storm. 

You probably see and hear a lot about climate change, but what are the real facts? We've put together a post on some common myths and facts about climate change and the role family farmers play as stewards of our soil, water and climate.