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\n\t\u201cFarm Aid is Earth Aid,\u201d declared Neil Young<\/a>, succinctly summarizing the role which the festival has taken on since 1985, focusing on how family farmers can help address the climate crisis, while also offering hours of extraordinary music Saturday (Sept. 23) at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana.<\/p>\n \n\tWith an acoustic set which opened with \u201cComes A Time\u201d and closed with \u201cHeart of Gold,\u201d Young returned to the Farm Aid stage after sitting out the festival in 2021 or 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the 2020 event was presented online.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tThe festival was headlined by Farm Aid\u2019s guiding board members Willie Nelson<\/a>, John Mellencamp<\/a>, Dave Matthews<\/a>, Margo Price<\/a> and Young \u2014 and featured an unannounced late-night set<\/a> by Bob Dylan<\/a> with the Heartbreakers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tThis year\u2019s Farm Aid took place against the backdrop of discussions in Washington, D.C., over renewal by year\u2019s end of the multi-part, multibillion dollar Farm Bill, which has a massive influence on how the nation\u2019s food is grown. Farm Aid has joined more than 150 organizations in co-signing a letter to President Joe Biden demanding that Congress pass a Farm Bill that addresses economic inequality, racial justice and the climate crisis. Farming practices that sequester carbon in the soil are part of the answer to that crisis.<\/p>\n \n\tFarm Aid\u2019s leaders were joined on Saturday\u2019s bill by the Grateful Dead\u2019s Bobby Weir & the Wolf Bros. featuring the Wolfpack, Lukas Nelson, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Allison Russell, The String Cheese Incident and Particle Kid. Also: Clayton Anderson, The Black Opry featuring Lori Rayne, Tylar Bryant and Kyshona, the Jim Irsay Band, featuring Ann Wilson of Heart, Native Pride Productions and the Wisdom Indian Dancers.<\/p>\n \n\tHere are the greatest moments from the 38th annual Farm Aid.<\/p>\n