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Encore: Special Report from Farm Aid 2018

Published: Dec. 23, 2018, 2 p.m.

As we gather with loved ones this holiday season, chances are it will be around a meal. But what would that meal be without farmers?

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Connecticut hosted its first Farm Aid on the first day of autumn and the Award-winning For the People was there to cover it from top to bottom. Each year, Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews gather a wide variety of artists, farmers and fans for one mission: keeping family farmers on their land.\xa0

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So we're bringing you this replay of Part 1 & 2 of a three-part 'Special Report' straight from Farm Aid in Hartford where we talked with farmers, organizers, and artists, as well as attending an informative and inspiring pre-show press conference.