Farm Aid, the annual benefit concert for family farmers, is bringing its 40th-anniversary show to Minnesota for the first time Saturday.

Some 35,000 people are expected to fill Huntington Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota for a nearly 12-hour marathon of 18 musicians, culminating in headlining sets by Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Farm Aid organizer Willie Nelson. The concert is livestreaming at farmaid.org, and the final five hours of the concert are also being broadcast live on CNN.

Since its founding in 1985, the organization has raised about $87 million to fund farmer support efforts including an agriculture hotline to help farmers navigate both professional and personal challenges, plus grants to both farmers and food-system organizations.

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