A farmland under a fence gate doesn't convert to a dirt

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Likely WAI. Refer to the most recent comment in MC-204072

Probably not a bug. Farmland doesn't revert to dirt unless a full block or block with a face on the bottom is placed on top. For example, you can also place an end rod or fence gate on top of farmland and it won't revert. This change was made back in 1.15.

It is not touching that

just logic

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