Farmcraft® 2024: Digital Harvest is an educational program that uses the popular game Minecraft to enhance understanding of the evolving agricultural industry and its impact on global food security. The program is open to all ages, but is designed to supplement the learning of students ranging from 8-18 years of age.
Farmcraft® 2024 is focused on the impact of digital technology on agricultural productivity. Many of the agricultural productivity increases in the last few decades have directly resulted from the adaptation and adoption of digital technologies to farming!
The competitive season has ended, but the resources and challenges are available below for continued learning and fun!
Pre-Season Challenge #1: Autonomous Farming
In this lesson, students will be tasked with researching modern and future autonomous farming technologies and practices and presenting their learning by building and sharing a Minecraft world that displays and demonstrates their understanding. If you missed the stream, tune into the video-on-demand (VOD) on our YouTube Channel.
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Pre-Season Challenge #2: Nontraditional Farming Practices
In this lesson, students will be tasked with researching nontraditional farming technologies and practices and presenting their learning by building and sharing a Minecraft world that displays and demonstrates their understanding. If you missed the stream, tune into the video-on-demand (VOD) on our YouTube Channel.
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Pre-Season Challenge #3: Automating Indoor Farming
In this lesson, students will bring their prior challenges together by combining autonomous farming technologies with indoor nontraditional farming practices. They will present their learning by building and sharing a Minecraft world that displays and demonstrates their understanding. If you missed the stream, tune into the video-on-demand (VOD) on our YouTube Channel.
Regular Season Challenge #1
Using the latest NASEF Farmcraft map in Minecraft: Education Edition, work with your teammates to complete the task of producing the necessary crops to feed your communties. While you are playing consider how your choices affected your crop productivity.
In your video diary, recap your team's experience with the following questions:
- What was your initial process in completing the task? What strategies did your team initially use to complete the task? What steps did you take to ensure you could provide all of the necessary crops?
- What elements of farming have been modified in this Minecraft map? How does this relate to real life farming?
- What can your team do differently next time to produce a better score?
NOTE: The 2024 competition has closed, but you are still welcome to view and submit to the leaderboard to see your score compared to others.
Missed the live stream? View the Video-on-Demand here.
Regular Season Challenge #2: Technology Implementation
Using the latest NASEF Farmcraft map in Minecraft: Education Edition, work with your teammates to complete the task of producing the necessary crops but focus on maximizing automation. Rather than purchasing multiple plots, make purchasing technology upgrades (sensors, automation, seed upgrades) your TOP PRIORITY.
In your video diary, recap your team's experience with the following questions:
- How did prioritizing technology affect the experience of your game?
- Did you find this an effective strategy? How did the cost of technology affect your gameplay? Was it easier to play this way? Did it cost more? Did it take more or less time?
- How would you balance the cost of technology with the needs of your team and the goal of feeding the community?
NOTE: The 2024 competition has closed, but you are still welcome to view and submit to the leaderboard to see your score compared to others.
Missed the live stream? View the Video-on-Demand here.
Regular Season Challenge #3: Agriculture in Urban Environments
Using the latest NASEF Farmcraft map in Minecraft: Education Edition, work with your teammates to complete the task of producing the necessary crops to feed your communities. This time, all purchases you make MUST take place in the urban farms. Avoid purchasing any plots or upgrades in the rural or suburban zones.
In your video diary, recap your team's experience with the following questions:
- What was most effective about focusing on urban indoor farming? What was least effective about this strategy?
- Why might a community have no alternative but to use these farming practices?
- How might urban farming be improved in the future?
- How do you plan to make urban farming part of your overall strategy when working towards your best time and score?
NOTE: The 2024 competition has closed, but you are still welcome to view and submit to the leaderboard to see your score compared to others.
Missed the live stream? View the Video-on-Demand here.
Missed one of our livestreams? Watch them below!
Regular Season Challenge #3
Regular Season Challenge #2
Regular Season Challenge #1
Farmcraft® 2024 World Preview
Pre Season Challenge #3: Automating Indoor Farming
Pre Season Challenge #2: Nontraditional Farming
Pre Season Challenge #1: Autonomous Farming
Launch Stream
English Informational Webinar
Spanish Informational Webinar
Awards Stream
Leaderboard
Prizes
1st Place
Senior, Junior, and All Ages
$500 Amazon gift card
2nd Place
Senior, Junior, and All Ages
$250 Amazon gift card
3rd Place
Senior, Junior, and All Ages
$200 Amazon gift card
Random Draw
2 random draw winners per region who complete the criteria for the regular season will win a $50 Amazon gift card.
Tune In Again: Our NASEF Farmcraft® Awards Stream on YouTube!
Thank you to all who joined us for NASEF Farmcraft® 2024 season! Congratulations to all teams who participated globally!
Congratulations to our Farmcraft® 2024 winners!
Junior Division
1st place: Polar Institute - PPE from Taiwan
2nd place: eBlaze Earth from Bangladesh
3rd place: Polar Institute - LeeCamp from Taiwan
Senior Division
1st place: eBlaze Water from Bangladesh
2nd place: Polar Institute - Penguin from Taiwan
3rd place: Polar Institute - Panda from Taiwan
All Ages Division
1st place: Polar Institute - Bear from Taiwan
2nd place: eBlaze Air from Bangladesh
3rd place: Polar Institute - Parents from Taiwan
Raffle Draw Winners
- IMARC LYNX 1 from Mexico
- IMARC LYNX 2 from Mexico
- Team Staircase from South Carolina, U.S
- Toppers from Uzbekistan
- 群英國中部 from Taiwan
- Team Red Ha from Taiwan
- Team CBU from Zambia
- Dynamite from Nigeria
- Totally Skies from Zambia
- Farm warriors from Suriname
- Queen's Royal Alphas from Trinidad and Tobago
- Los Peques from Bolivia
Timeline of events
Registration Deadline
April 5, 2024
Livestreams
February 1, 8, 22, 2024
March 7, 14, 21, 28, 2024
April 4, 18, 25, 2024
Preseason
February 1, 2024 - March 11, 2024
Regular Season
March 11, 2024 - April 19, 2024
Flip Videos and Leaderboard Scores Due
April 19, 2024
Awards Show
April 25, 2024
A more detailed schedule including when challenges are to be submitted are in the Team Guide.
All livestreams will be at 9:00am PT / 10:00am MT / 11:00am CT / 12:00pm ET / 4:00pm GMT on our YouTube channel.
Farmcraft Archives
Farmcraft® 2021
View the Farmcraft® 2021 page that includes the world download, educator lessons, YouTube playlist and winners!
Farmcraft® 2022
View the Farmcraft® 2022 page that includes the world download, educator lessons, YouTube playlist and winners!
Farmcraft® 2023
View the Farmcraft® 2023 page that includes the world download, educator lessons, YouTube playlist and winners!