How to Build an Automated Wheat Farm in Minecraft

Ensure you never run out of wheat in Minecraft. It is not only used in many crafting recipes, but also for feeding livestock. That’s why having plenty of wheat in your inventory is always a good solution. We have previously prepared many amazing farm projects, and today we will add another one to our growing collection – a wheat farm. Be ready, as you will soon learn how to build an automated wheat farm in Minecraft.

Resources Needed to Build the Wheat Farm:

In this guide, we will only build an automated wheat farm. If you prefer a manual farm, check out our guide where we will show you a simple way to grow crops without automation.

After this introduction, let’s take a look at the items needed to build an automated wheat farm:

Step 1: Collection System

• Enclose a 9×9 block area with a one-block high wall using any building blocks.
• In the middle of the 9×9 area, dig a hole that is one block wide, nine blocks long, and two blocks deep. Place 9 redstone torches in this hole.
• Next, place dirt blocks on top of the redstone torches to restore the surface level.
• Go to one corner of the area and place a hopper minecart facing one of the blocks. Connect it with several regular rails in Minecraft.
• Then place four powered rails leading to the other end. They should be powered by the redstone torches below.
• Curve the corner using additional regular rails. Once you reach the block next to the powered rails, start placing them instead of regular rails to add another four powered rails. Alternate between regular and powered rails so that the powered rails are grouped together in sets of 4.
• When you reach the end, make sure there is one powered rail facing a solid block. Dig a two-block deep hole underneath it and place a redstone torch. Then cover the hole with a dirt block and place a powered rail on top. It should remain constantly powered.
• You may be able to use fewer powered rails; the important thing is that the hopper minecart can travel without stopping.

Step 2: Dropper Station

• Now we will build a small comparator system that will stop the minecart if it has contents.
• Temporarily break the unpowered rail at one end. Place a hopper underneath it, facing towards another hopper that is connected to a chest.
• Place a powered rail on top of the first hopper to connect it with the rest of the rails, just like at the beginning.
• Dig a one-block deep hole that is one block wide and one block deep next to the hopper with the powered rail on top.
• Place a comparator that reads the contents of the hopper, and a redstone repeater connected to it and facing towards a solid block.
• If you want to be organized, replace all the surrounding blocks with non-conductive blocks to avoid damaging the redstone when digging in the area. You can simply leave them as dirt or grass blocks.
• Place a redstone torch on the block that the repeater is facing, and then place another solid block on top of the torch.
• Cover the comparator and repeater with two solid blocks and place redstone dust on top of them. The powered rail should immediately power up.
• Every time the hopper below the powered rail contains any items, it will stop the minecart and allow it to unload all the collected items.
• Place the hopper minecart on one of the powered rails, and it will start circling around the farm, collecting all the items.

Step 3: Main Wheat Farm

• Next, place dirt blocks on the entire rail.
• Then surround the entire platform with a two-block high wall made of dirt. You can use glass blocks to be able to look into the farm.
• Select a dirt block in the middle of the farm and dig a hole in it, looking at the dirt block. It is very important to place the water correctly. The rail below should not be waterproof, and the water should be contained.
• Place a composter above the water using a temporary block on the side. Also, place a jack o’ lantern above the composter.
• Use a hoe to turn all the dirt blocks in a circular motion into farmland. You will need at least a stone hoe.
• Sow your wheat seeds.

Step 4: Setting Up the Villager

We are almost done building the wheat farm. All that’s left is to bring an unemployed villager to the farm. It will become a farmer and get ready to harvest all the wheat.

To prevent the villager from starting to harvest the wheat, we need to fill its inventory with wheat seeds.

Villagers have 8 hidden slots in their inventory and won’t be able to pick up wheat if their inventory is full.

This will allow the hopper minecart below to collect the wheat and any extra wheat seeds.

Simply approach the farmer and press Ctrl + Q to drop full stacks of wheat seeds. You can do this before placing the villager on the farm or temporarily disable the hopper by disconnecting the powered rail.

If you don’t have enough wheat seeds, you can use the “Fortune” enchantment in Minecraft to increase your chances of obtaining more.

An automatic wheat farm in Minecraft is now complete.

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