It is very encouraging to see major film projects taking a realistic and truthful look at farming in America today. Examples are “Harvesting the High Plains” and “The Great American Wheat Harvest.” Now here’s a new one that is not yet in production. It isn’t even titled yet but was announced last week. Working with the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance is James Moll, Oscar® winning and two-time Emmy® winning filmmaker. I visited with James to learn more about the project. He admits to knowing little about agriculture but I think that is a good thing. James takes a very unbiased look at his subject matter and lets the people he interviews tell the story. That is a lot like what we do here on AgWired!

James has decided to profile farmers and ranchers in their twenties, all of whom have assumed the generational responsibility of running the family business.

Made in cooperation with U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance® (USFRA®), the film will give us an up close and personal look at some of the young farmers and ranchers who grow and raise the food we consume daily, and into the latest farming procedures, practices, and technologies that are changing and improving the landscape of modern agriculture.


“I’ve always strived to make films that are unbiased testaments to the subject matter,” said Moll. “It’s about telling real stories that resonate. I’ve been looking for the right subject to tackle in my next documentary, and I’ve found the perfect topic in American agriculture.”

Learn more about James Moll’s new project in this week’s ZimmCast: New James Moll Documentary on Agriculture

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