In het Wilde Westen leeft een weduwe met haar dochter en een groep verschillende soorten dieren en vee. Wanneer de weduwe geld moet betalen voor de hypotheek van haar ranch en dit niet kan, krijgen de dieren hier lucht van. Bang als ze zijn dat ze nu verkocht moeten worden aan de plaatselijke vleesfabriek proberen ze een plan te smeden om de ranch te redden van de ondergang.

A widowed farmer begins a new life on her own terms by fighting against corruption and injustice in her community.

Noah Beery Jr. stars as Kirk Cameron in the modern-day western Trouble at Midnight. Freshly discharged from WWI, Cameron goes into the dairy-farming business, only to be hounded by his chief creditor, flint-hearted banker Everett Benson (Charles Halton). Despite his uncharitable feelings for Benson, Cameron falls in love with Catherine (Catherine Hughes), the banker's daughter.

A cartoon from Pat Sullivan featuring Charley Chaplin.

Paul and Phyllis van Amburgh, believing that a small, family farm is the best place to raise their children, take their life savings and buy a defunct dairy. With three children and a fourth on the way and armed only with their principles and determination, they fight to defy the odds as they become full time farmers. THE FIRST SEASON, through an intimate, cinema verite style, bears witness to the Van Amburgh's struggle as they fight against relentless toil, financial ruin and the harsh reality of diary farming to achieve their version of the American dream.

Is the reality of dairy consistent with what the industry tries to convey? Well... make your own mind up.