Sowing the fields

[Canadian Healthcare]

For some reason my farmers are only using half there fields. There's no obstacles and the size is adequate.

Is there something im not doing? Dose the game properly account for the extra barracks i gave the farmer? Is it just graphical or are my farmers actually running at half efficiency?

[Maehlice]

It's not just graphical.

If you're playing at 3x speed, there's a known issue that Sowing and Harvesting are less efficient.

Otherwise, typical issues like proximity to their house and where their needs are fulfilled matter. If distances are too great, your villagers waste time walking around when they would otherwise be working.

[Mr0]

One trick is to string the farm buildings out into the field, using each building to increase the range further and further. I think you can even teleport wheat right next to the mill if you put wheat barns at each end of the chain.