Episode Details

Leaving a career to return to the family farm often comes with an overwhelming emotional burden. In this episode, Tork from Barn Talk joins us for a raw, honest conversation about how running a farm on emotion and incomplete numbers nearly destroyed his marriage, health, and peace of mind.

Tork opens up about the frustration of repeating multi-generational mistakes, the stress of nursing home costs eating away at family equity, and the weight of feeling obligated to save the farm for the next generation. He shares how shifting from "checkbook accounting" to mastering real operational metrics brought him back from the brink—restoring his family relationships, building confidence with his banker, and transforming how he passes down knowledge to his sons.