Mandate Order Farming Guide – Fertility, Seasons and Harvests

How Farming Works

Farming is a seasonal production system. Output depends on placement, fertility, timing, labor, and the route from harvest to storage. Build for a complete cycle rather than judging a field from one season.

Best Farm Placement

Place farmland on fertile ground that workers can reach quickly. Keep the first fields close enough to storage that harvests do not spend the season in transit. Leave expansion room for roads and settlement growth.

Fertility and the Four Seasons

Spring is the key setup period, summer tests labor and access, and harvest tests storage and distribution. A good field can still produce a shortage if the city cannot collect or distribute the result.

Labor Requirements

Farms compete with construction, hauling, and production. If planting or harvesting is delayed, lower a less urgent assignment rather than immediately adding fields. More farmland without more workers can reduce food reliability.

Preventing Food Shortages

• Keep a reserve before increasing population.
• Place food storage near housing and high-consumption buildings.
• Watch expected harvest instead of waiting for food to reach zero.
• Avoid sending every laborer to distant construction during harvest.
• Expand farmland in stages and verify each stage is worked.

FAQ

Why is my farm not producing enough food?

Check fertility, season timing, worker access, harvest collection, and distance to food storage.

Should I build many farms early?

Build enough for the next population step, then confirm the full planting-to-storage cycle before expanding.