Planning for the future is hard enough without thinking of your own mortality. However, it is critical to make a sound, legal, plan for just that. Will the farm stay a farm after you are gone is a critical question to discuss with your family, one that doesn't have a lot of easy answers. More questions to ask include planning for retirement and long-term care. We recommend working through this fact sheet series with your family: https://ohioline.osu.edu/tags/basic-estate-planning regardless of your age or well being, plan ahead.