Being a farmer was the center of who I was and 25 years ago I would have told you what I do for a living is bulls*it. However, I’ve gone through a lot of B.S. since then and am hellbent (some would say stubborn) to make sure that your family doesn’t go through the hell that mine did.

On my birth certificate, I was named Mark Andrew Junkin of Bobcaygeon, Ontario. At agriculture college, everyone called me "Bobcaygeon" because being a farmer from Bobcaygeon was the core of my identity. There was never a farm kid more determined to carry on a seven-generation family tradition.

However, going home to save the farm and work with my dad turned out to be a bigger challenge than I expected. My dad and I were both stubborn, and things went from bad to worse. I ended up on a barn beam with a rope around my neck. In that moment, my life purpose shifted—from trying to farm with my dad to helping farmers experiencing the same struggles. I resolved then and there to somehow “fix the stubborn.” I didn’t know how at the time, but over the last 17 years, this has become my life’s passion and mission. After walking away from Bobcaygeon, I changed my name to Andy Caygeon and became a different man, with a different life purpose.

I am not Dr. Phil… I won’t make you hold hands and sing Kumbaya.

I focus on improving farm profit and subtly solve the soft issues that become hard problems in farming without all the drama.