Hey, just want to start out saying this is an awesome server and the below is not a rant but I have a few questions.
Also, If you do not agree with this please do not reply. I am simply stating my opinion on the matter and I do not think it is necessary to clog up the server forum over an opinion based argument. A warning to those of you who wish to argue, Please let it be known I will not participate in such talk. Also for the love of minecraft do not let your recalcitrance nature evinced itself.
I will get straight to the point.
Why is there no way to do automated farming?
No one seems to have ever found Apatite or saltpeter to make fertilizer rendering Farm blocks completely useless as far as I know (Please correct me if I am wrong)
And all the pre 2.x farm equipment cannot be crafted.
RANT (don't have to read.)
This modpack is called Business Elite and seems to promise the opportunity to be a "CEO" of a company which is very appealing to me yet you hinder the progress of the players but not allowing us to FULLY automate the experience. I for one do not want to have to spend all my time on the server cutting wood just to keep up to the demands of a full factory.
It seems like you have purposely bottle necked the progression of players by making one of the fundamental building blocks of a business manual.
TL;DR: Not having automated farms hinder the ability to truly reach the full potential of becoming a mega corporation.