Better Farmers
by ithilelda
Better Farmers gives villager farmers more to do on a Fabric server, adding right-click crop harvesting, food pickup and composting.
What it does
Farmer villagers gain several new jobs. They harvest crops when a player right-clicks them, pick up items tagged as foods from the ground, and share those foods with other villagers. Farmers also compost food and seed items, with potatoes and carrots excluded from composting.
The mod is a lightweight Fabric enhancement that runs on the server alone, so players join without installing anything. It relies on the standard common item tags used across the Fabric ecosystem, which lets it work with modded items that follow those conventions. Items are expected to use the c:foods and c:seeds tags for the behavior to apply.
Installation requires Fabric API. Files are published for Fabric only, covering 26.1 – 26.2, and the source code is under the MIT License, so the mod is open source.
Key features
Right-click harvesting
Players can right-click crops to harvest them, with farmer villagers handling the same work on their own.
Automatic food pickup
Villagers collect items tagged as foods from the ground and keep them in their stock.
Food sharing between villagers
Villagers pass c:foods items to other villagers who need them.
Composting by farmers
Farmer villagers compost items tagged as seeds or foods, while potatoes and carrots are left out.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Village farms on a server
Server owners can run villages where farmers keep crops harvested and food circulating without extra player work.
Modded food and seed items
Datapack or modded foods and seeds that use the c:foods and c:seeds tags are picked up and composted as well.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want farmer villagers to do more with harvesting, food and composting, and modpack builders who use modded food and seed items that follow the common tags.
How it compares
Farm Better with Hoes - Farmers Delight Compatibility is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, is a server-required mod with optional client support, and is published for Fabric and NeoForge across 1.21 – 26.1. Farm 3x3 Farmer's Delight Compatibility is open source under the MIT License, is server-required with optional client support, and is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.18.2 – 26.3. Easy Farming is server-side only but not open source, and its license is All rights reserved, for 1.21.11 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Farmers | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-08-15 |
| Farm Better with Hoes - Farmers Delight Compatibility | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-02-01 |
| Farm 3x3 Farmer's Delight Compatibility | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-13 |
| Easy Farming | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-04-22 |
Questions
Does Better Farmers require Fabric API?
Do players need to install Better Farmers?
Which game versions does Better Farmers support?
In the catalog
Better Farmers is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
A lightweight Fabric enhancement for farmer villagers that adds smarter harvesting, food pickup, and composting behavior. This mod relies on the conventional item tags from the Fabric ecosystem, so it works best with modded and vanilla items that correctly use #c:foods and #c:seeds.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-farmers
- Owner
- ithilelda
- Published
- 2026-08-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15