All types of farms in Minecraft

Players can create many different types of farm in to be able to harvest almost any item (Image via Champwan/YouTube)
Players can create many different types of farm in to be able to harvest almost any item (Image via Champwan/YouTube)

There are many different types of farms in Minecraft. Of course, when players think of a farm, they are probably thinking about crops, and they're right. However, there are many other kinds of farms that players can create. They include mob farms, experience farms, and even block farms.

Farming is one of the most effective ways for players to mass gather specific items, and there are many options.


All the types of farms available for players in Minecraft

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Farms in Minecraft can range from very simple type farms to fully automated farms that are very complicated and require many hours to plan and build.

Different types of farms in Minecraft

There are three different classifications for player's farms: manual, semi-automatic, and fully automatic, based on the level of automation for each farm.

For example, a player would do all the work required to plant and harvest the crop on a manual wheat farm. Players might have to plant all of it on a semi-automatic but may hit a button to harvest it. On a fully-automatic farm, it does everything by itself.


Food and crop farms

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One of the most common types of farms in Minecraft, a food and crop farm, is the traditional type of farm. Players can grow many different things such as wheat, pumpkins, bamboo, and other crops.

This can be sustained easily via moderate automation, which can quickly replant all crops after a player harvests them. This is a very quick way to get food and other ingredients.


Mob farms

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Players can also raise livestock such as chickens, cows, and pigs to collect meat, eggs, leather, and other valuable resources gained from farming.

In addition to common livestock, there are also bees for honey, blazes for blaze rods, pillagers for emeralds, and tools. Farming mobs is a way to ensure that players always have access to a certain type of creature or resource when needed.


Experience farming

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When looking to gather experience quickly, players can turn to an experience farm. Generally, this can be done by using a mob spawner, where players can funnel a bunch of spawned mobs into an area for easy grinding/killing of the mobs.

This generally grants a lot of experience to the player very quickly and can be used to grow in level with little risk to the player from fighting mobs.


Block farming

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When players need a lot of a certain block in Minecraft, they create block farms. One of the most common examples of this would be a cobblestone generator.

This allows the player to quickly harvest cobblestone without having to move from one place, which not only speeds up their harvesting but makes it more reliable as a material. Other blocks such as wool, ice, tree, and cactus can be harvested as well.


Item farming

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Players seeking certain items such as bone meal, honey, or iron can create an item farm to help them gather these much more quickly. Players can use these items, particularly an automated version of these farms, to gather items quickly.

This can help the player with their other endeavors, including using the items gathered from this farm for use in their other farms.

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