# \#farming

**URL:** https://discourse.stonehearth.net/tag/farming/29.md

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## [Farmers not working](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/farmers-not-working/33050)

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**Author:** [@Lonarius](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Lonarius)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/farmers-not-working/33050 "2018-01-03T17:08:37Z")

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Farmers prefer to chat, not to work. Meanwhile, the other hearthlings are starving and will die soon. What to do?

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## [(A22) Farmers will not plant new crops if 'Haul' is disabled](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/a22-farmers-will-not-plant-new-crops-if-haul-is-disabled/32909)

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**Author:** [@TacticalMaster](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/TacticalMaster)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/a22-farmers-will-not-plant-new-crops-if-haul-is-disabled/32909 "2018-01-03T00:51:13Z")

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Summary: I have no idea why, but whenever I tell my Farmers not to haul (untick ‘Haul’) so that they would focus on harvesting crops, then they would not plant new crops. Why? Do they need to “haul” new seeds to crops? …

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## [Bug: Planting acacia saplings causes farmers to stop working efficiently](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/bug-planting-acacia-saplings-causes-farmers-to-stop-working-efficiently/29325)

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**Author:** [@Nyessa](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Nyessa)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/bug-planting-acacia-saplings-causes-farmers-to-stop-working-efficiently/29325 "2017-03-30T15:30:48Z")

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Summary: Playing an Ascendancy settlement, I acquired acacia seeds from a trader. I let them sit for a while before planting them, but as soon as I did, all of the farmers stopped working efficiently. I currently have a…

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## [Farmers wont harvest crops](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/farmers-wont-harvest-crops/21110)

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**Author:** [@ebroman](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/ebroman)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/farmers-wont-harvest-crops/21110 "2017-02-06T20:41:03Z")

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My farmers wont harvest any of the ripe crops and they are all dying.

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## [Changing Crop Type with Non-native Seeds](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/changing-crop-type-with-non-native-seeds/27676)

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**Author:** [@Alvarney](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Alvarney)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2017, 12:18pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/changing-crop-type-with-non-native-seeds/27676 "2017-01-11T12:18:58Z")

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Summary: A crop does not change to a new crop if thew new crop is a non-native seed. i.e. the seeds have gained through the trader. You have to delete the field and start from scratch. Steps to reproduce: Plant an…

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## [Stone (et al) is farmable](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/stone-et-al-is-farmable/17149)

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**Author:** [@capotzalco](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/capotzalco)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2015, 5:37am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/stone-et-al-is-farmable/17149 "2015-11-16T05:37:47Z")

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Not sure if this has been spotted before, but materials other than grass blocks can have farms on top if you drag the initial square from a grass block edge (one of the vertical faces): As you can see the wheat is gro…