GTF Podcast: Why Farms Don't Fail in the Field -- They Fail at the Table

Elaine Froese has spent decades working with farm families across Canada on one problem that the business literature almost never addresses: the succession conversation that everyone knows needs to happen and almost no one starts. The fields, the equipment, the operating loan -- farms handle those. What they struggle with is the conversation about who is getting what, when, and why. Elaine calls herself Canada's Farm Whisperer. Her work is creating the conditions for that conversation before it becomes a crisis. What's Inside - Why most farm succession plans fail not at the legal or financial stage but at the communication stage - The most common conversations farm families avoid and what they cost when left too long - How to open a succession conversation when the family dynamic makes it feel impossible - What healthy farm succession actually looks like in practice -- who owns what, who decides what, who steps back - The difference between a succession plan and a family agreement, and why you need both   Related Episodes - Why Can't Your Farm Operate Without You? -- John Warrillow on building a farm that can transfer - Driving the Transition Train: The Farmland Exit (May 2026) -- what the exit conversation looks like from the outside   Connect with Elaine: Website: https://elainefroese.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/elainefroese Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/farmfamilycoach Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/user/farmfamilycoach LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainefroese/   Elaine’s FREE gift to listeners: https://elainefroese.com/farm-family-coach/   Connect with Growing the Future Website: growingthefuture.ca YouTube: Growing the Future Instagram: @growingthefuturepodcast LinkedIn: Growing the Future Register for the Convergence Conference at convergence.ag and stay updated by subscribing to the Growing the Future Podcast at growingthefuturepodcast.ca.