Crops are one of the two methods a farmer can use to make money, the other being livestock.
A field can be created in a clear 8x8 square using the PLANT control.
Crop List
There are 24 crops in SimFarm. 16 of the crops are available for use. You can use File > Load Crop to change which crops are available. Keep in mind that you can't remove a crop from the list of available options if it is active in any way on your farm (purchased seeds, harvested crops, active fields, etc).
| Icons | Crop | In-Game Description | Loaded by Default? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almonds | N | ||
| Apples | N | ||
| Barley | Y | ||
| Carrots | Y | ||
| Corn | Removes a lot of nutrients from soil. Fertilize or rotate with other crops. | Y | |
| Cotton | Y | ||
| Gladiolus | N | ||
| Grapes | N | ||
| Lettuce | Y | ||
| Oats | Y | ||
| Onions | Y | ||
| Oranges | N | ||
| Peanuts | Y | ||
| Potatoes | Y | ||
| Rice | Y | ||
| Sorghum | Y | ||
| Soybeans | Y | ||
| Strawberries | Y | ||
| Sugar Beets | Y | ||
| Sunflower | N | ||
| Sweet Potato | N | ||
| Tobacco | N | ||
| Tomatoes | Y | ||
| Wheat | Y |
Detailed Crop Table
Until this table is completed, most of the information can be found using the Farm Bureau window. It will only include loaded crops.
| Crop | Replant after Harvest? | Temperature | Rain | Resistances Worm icon Weed icon Diseased corn icon |
Storage Temp | Seed Price | Normal Selling Price | Weeks to Grow | Ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almonds | Y | 300‑500 Chill Hours | 11 Days | L | H | L | +40 | $75 | $5772 | 28 weeks | $206/week |
| Apples | N | $4206 | 40‑48 weeks | $87/week | |||||||
| Barley | Y | $1516 | 35 weeks | $43/week | |||||||
| Carrots | Y | $2394 | 18 weeks | $133/week | |||||||
| Corn | Y | 2000 degree days | 6 days | L | H | H | +50 | $32 | $3179 | 13 weeks | $244/week |
| Cotton | Y | $2586 | 13 weeks | $199/week | |||||||
| Gladiolus | Y | $2736 | 13 weeks | $210/week | |||||||
| Grapes | N | $6650 | 32-48 weeks | $139/week | |||||||
| Lettuce | Y | $7210 | 14 weeks | $515/week | |||||||
| Oats | Y | $1980 | 36 weeks | $55/week | |||||||
| Onions | Y | $3064 | 23 weeks | $133/week | |||||||
| Oranges | N | ~ $14000 | ?-48 weeks | ~ $292/week | |||||||
| Peanuts | Y | $4648 | 23 weeks | $202/week | |||||||
| Potatoes | Y | $2432 | 18 weeks | $135/week | |||||||
| Rice | Y | 14 Days | $2892 | 34 weeks | $85/week | ||||||
| Sorghum | Y | $1925 | 23 weeks | $84/week | |||||||
| Soybeans | Y | $3822 | 18 weeks | $212/week | |||||||
| Strawberries | Y | $9972 | 18 weeks | $554/week | |||||||
| Sugar Beets | Y | $10185 | 32 weeks | $318/week | |||||||
| Sunflower | Y | $3837 | 15 weeks | $256/week | |||||||
| Sweet Potato | Y | $3105 | 18 weeks | $173/week | |||||||
| Tobacco | Y | $4376 | 31 weeks | $141/week | |||||||
| Tomatoes | Y | $7074 | 14 weeks | $505/week | |||||||
| Wheat | Y | $2160 | 35 weeks | $62/week | |||||||
Problems
If ground conditions are not right for the selected crop, and icon will appear to indicate the problem.
| Icon | Problem | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Wave icon | Too much water in soil | Place more dry/empty irrigation ditches beside the field |
| Cow skull icon | Not enough water in soil | Connect irrigation ditches beside the field to a water source, or add more wet irrigation ditches |
| Skull icon | High soil toxicity | Change the type of crop growing in the field or stop growing crops. May take time to resolve. |
| Fertilizer icon | Low soil nutrients | Spray fertilizer |
| Worm icon | High levels of pests in field | Spray pesticide |
| Weed icon | Too many weeds in field | Spray herbicide |
| Diseased corn icon | Crop infected with disease | Spray fungicide |
Each crop has unique requirements for water, temperature, and growing time.