GTF Podcast: What the Farm Asked of Andy Junkin

Andy Junkin grew up on a farm outside Bobcaygeon, Ontario. Seven generations. His father's farm. He came home from Guelph ready to work it. His dad plowed down his first crop because his uncle said it looked better. That was the beginning. What followed was a decade of trying to save his parents' marriage while figuring out whether he even had a right to farm. He eventually sat on a barn beam, in a dark place, and walked out. He has not been back to Bobcaygeon since. He now helps farm families in 22 states and five Canadian provinces find a different way through. This is how that started. What's Inside - What farm succession actually costs the son or daughter who comes home to work it - Why Andy believes most farm families are operating on an entitlement mindset -- and what replaces it - The three-rule daily practice that turns farm conflict into working relationships - Why only 12% of farms make it to the grandchildren -- and what the other 88% miss - Andy's mission: to help families before the auctioneer shows up, not after   Related Episodes - The Silent Killer in Ag -- Lesley Kelly on farm mental health and the things no one says - Liquidity and Legacy (Feb 2026) -- when the farm math stops working and the family has to decide   Connect with Andy:  Website: https://stubborn.farm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caygeon Twitter: https://twitter.com/stubborn_farm Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stubborn.farm/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@StubbornFarm   Aberhart Family of Companies:  https://aberhartagsolutions.ca https://aberhartfarms.com https://suregrowth.ca https://www.convergencegrowth.com   Connect with Growing the Future Website: https://growingthefuture.ca/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@growingthefuturepodcast7899/videos  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@growingthefuturepodcast LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/growing-the-future   Content note: This episode includes open conversation about mental health and suicidal ideation on a family farm. If you are struggling, please reach out. Farm Stress Line: 1-866-327-6701. Talk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566. In the U.S.: 988. Register for the Convergence Conference at convergence.ag and stay updated by subscribing to the Growing the Future Podcast at growingthefuturepodcast.ca.