Film Aims to Build Awareness About Food Security, Modern Ag

A non-profit organization committed to closing the “farm to food knowledge gap,” is about to release its first project, a film about a struggling family dairy farm and a conflict that emerges when the family’s Harvard-educated son pushes for high-tech farming processes. The family’s drama plays out against the backdrop of a community where schoolchildren are not getting enough to eat.

The film, Ivy League Farmer, is the work of Farming to Fight Hunger, a non-profit organization founded in part by Diamond V, an Iowa-based company that researches and develops microbial fermentation products for animal nutrition and health.

Diamond V and Farming to Fight Hunger want to send the message that modern agriculture can produce enough quality food to meet the growing challenge of food security domestically and internationally, but success depends on advances in science, technology, engineering, and farming. This film project seeks to present that message in a compelling and entertaining way.

The film will premiere in Cedar Rapids, IA, in June, with proceeds supporting an organization that provides meals for schoolchildren beyond school hours. S