Farm Aid has also never been based in a particular city or at a particular time of the year.

Shouldn't we give some of the money raised to Farm Aid?

Others take place as benefits for farmers, like Farm Aid.

Since it was organized in 1985 Farm Aid has raised more than $30 million.

But community officials refused to commit themselves in all three areas, saying they preferred "a global approach" to reduce overall farm aid.

But farm aid takes many months, he said.

The argument falls down when it is shown that even now there is no such thing as a level playing field in farm aid.

Proposed cuts in commodity price supports and other farm aid would be even bigger than Administration officials indicated last week.

"Only in America" is a live performance from Farm Aid 2003.

Lawmakers said they were narrowing differences over Medicare payments, farm aid, education and other issues.