Better Farming ++
Players who grow many crops can let Better Farming harvest mature plants automatically, with visual indicators and right-click harvesting on configured hoes.
What it does
Better Farming adds crop automation and quality-of-life tools for vanilla farming. A grower collects mature crops without checking each plant by hand, and a Farmer Crate placed next to farmland gathers ready crops on its own. The aim is to cut down repetitive harvesting on larger farms while keeping survival play close to the vanilla experience.
Supported vanilla crops display an indicator once they reach a harvestable stage, so players can spot ready plants quickly and skip unnecessary checks. Growers also earn experience levels as they work. Settings live in the betterfarming global configuration file, where server owners can adjust the behavior.
The server and every player need the mod installed. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 7 release versions, 1.16.5 – 1.21.8. The code is released under the Apache License 2.0 and is open source, so it can be used, modified and redistributed under those terms. Public links exist for the source code and the issue tracker.
Key features
Automatic harvesting
Mature crops are collected automatically, reducing repetitive manual harvesting on large fields.
Farmer Crate
A crate placed near farmland gathers crops once they are ready to be harvested.
Harvest indicators
Supported vanilla crops show a visual marker when they reach a harvestable stage.
Right-click harvesting
Crops can be harvested with a right-click while holding a hoe, and the hoe whitelist is configurable.
Farmland trampling protection
While a player holds a hoe, trampling of prepared farmland is prevented, limiting accidental damage during crop work.
Growers experience levels
Growers gain experience levels, which tie farming activity into the progression of the player.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Actually Harvest is open source under the MIT License, supports Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20 – 26.3, and runs as client and server. Auto Replant Crops covers 1.16 – 1.21.11 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, but is server required with the client optional and is not open source. Safe Harvest is client-side only, released under All rights reserved, and covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.8.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Farming ++ | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-08-26 |
| Actually Harvest | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-28 |
| Auto Replant Crops | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-02-10 |
| Safe Harvest | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2025-09-15 |
Questions
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In the catalog
Better Farming ++ is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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Better Farming is a lightweight Minecraft mod designed to make farming easier, faster, and more enjoyable. It improves crop management with automatic harvesting, visual harvest indicators, right-click harvesting, farmland protection, and configurable farming tools while keeping the experience close to vanilla…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-farming-plus
- Owner
- NightBeam Studio
- Published
- 2025-04-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15