I Watched My Family Lose Everything — Here’s What I Did With It
In this powerful episode of the BulkLoads Podcast, Jared Flinn sits down with Jace Young, founder of Legacy Farmer, to unpack a raw and emotional story of family, financial collapse, and rebuilding from the ground up. Jace shares how his family lost their multi-million-dollar farm and feedyard operation in western Kansasand the painful lessons that shaped his life and led to the creation of Legacy Farmer, a financial clarity platform for farmers, ranchers, and ag-based trucking businesses.
If you're a bulk hauler, ag-based trucker, farmer, or small business owner in agriculture, this conversation dives deep into the emotional and financial realities of running a multigenerational operation. Learn how poor financial visibility, lack of communication, and unchecked risk can take down even the most seemingly successful businessesand how financial structure, legacy planning, and operational awareness can change everything. This episode covers financial mistakes that destroy family farms and ag trucking businesses, why most ag operations lack proper financial clarity, how generational conflict ruins farm and trucking operations, the real cause of high stress and burnout in agriculture and trucking, and how Legacy Farmer is helping ag families take control of their finances.
Whether you operate a feedyard, run a bulk freight trucking company, or manage a family-owned farm, this episode is packed with relatable stories and hard-won lessons.
