Due to minor ill health and couple other issues i'm considering the future.
200+ acre upland farm, 30 cows 5-600 ewes
I'm early 50s, couple years left on mortgage
One child flown the nest and doing their own thing
I have interests outside farming and could be a chance to visit friends and see the world
Meadows mostly reseeded and in decent condition.
Pastures decent could do with some improvement
Sell it all - Don't really want to leave as i do like living here
Share farming - Don't know enough about it to consider that route
Rent land - Be that as a whole, not ideal if i stay in the house, or in parcels
Keep some land - Maybe the rougher areas to run a few sheep just at a slower pace.
Plenty of drains and fences to sort and hedges to lay if i feel inclined
Might even get on top of all the nettles in hedge bottoms
Need to sit down and work out what income i'd like to achieve
So thoughts or other things to consider
200+ acre upland farm, 30 cows 5-600 ewes
I'm early 50s, couple years left on mortgage
One child flown the nest and doing their own thing
I have interests outside farming and could be a chance to visit friends and see the world
Meadows mostly reseeded and in decent condition.
Pastures decent could do with some improvement
Sell it all - Don't really want to leave as i do like living here
Share farming - Don't know enough about it to consider that route
Rent land - Be that as a whole, not ideal if i stay in the house, or in parcels
Keep some land - Maybe the rougher areas to run a few sheep just at a slower pace.
Plenty of drains and fences to sort and hedges to lay if i feel inclined
Might even get on top of all the nettles in hedge bottoms
Need to sit down and work out what income i'd like to achieve
So thoughts or other things to consider