Agricultural demand is always High

[ShaadDeNoir 0]

Hi,

I just started playing this game last night and I noticed that no matter what I did, the demand for agricultural land was always high, while everythign else went up and down.  

Also, since I just started playing, what things do I need to do to improvement the game.  I understand I need to DL the NAM, but anything else?

Thanks in advance!!

[Joe 90 358]

Agriculture works differently from the other zones.

It always starts out very high, and stays there until you build a city big enough to provide all the things farms hate - traffic, education, and urban development. Be warned though, once the agricultural demand drops, you won't get it back again.

[bbfan02 23]

Even, when I want farming in a big city, relative for farms, like 50,000 people or more, I zone for farming before I build anything, cause after your population goes up and up and you zone more and build more, the demand for farming drops. I have a city with 62,000 (The one in my sig) and about 35% of the city's land is farming.

[Aroughleague1209 0]

As some other people here clearly stated before me, just wait until you get a higher population and overall land value. Just as in SC3KU, agriculture doesn't like real high land value or urban areas to develop.

I usually zone for agriculture in the southwest quadrant of my city, the ugliest (and dirtiest) portion of my small town Prancelina.

[nathanscottdaniels 0]

I don't see the point in agriculture. It has incredibly low density. You get like 4 jobs for a 6x6 square of land. It also pollutes the water with all of their pesticides and such. I stick with dirty industry until my city matures enough for hightech.

[Aroughleague1209 0]

I agree, Nathan. The only real advantage is the farm count toward the Farmer's Market, which increases land value up to the roof.

[Joe 90 358]

Not quite guys. Aside from the jobs provided by the farm building, each developed tile of fields includes 2 jobs, although the only way you can see this is the I-Ag line on the Jobs & Pop graph.

[bharmala 0]

Hmmm...didn't realize this - I'm gonna have to check that out.

[bbfan02 23]

Basically, farming is just for the eye, and people use it to make the land feel and look rural.

[RippleJet 36]

Originally posted by: Joe 90 Not quite guys. Aside from the jobs provided by the farm building, each developed tile of fields includes 2 jobsquote>

There are some CSX farm fields that provide up to four jobs per tile, but all in-game Maxis farm fields provide one job per tile.

[bbfan02 23]

And if you want farming to have a lot of jobs, get the "Farm Job Multiplyer" in the "Modds and Downloads" section.