Work out what you want to do post farm and where you want to do it and work back from that. The smart guys have clear plans that include what's realistic in making farm succession decisions. The lack of direction in farm succession and incumbent retirement staggers me. A local farmer in his fifties has worked his whole life for the family on the farfm after dad had passed. A business professional I work with remarked the other day that farmers are hell bent on setting things up for the kids.