SimFarm/Crops

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.

Problems with the field can mostly be addressed with sprays or irrigation.

A harvest time for the field will be scheduled automatically. This can sometimes be adjusted.

If you sell futures on a field, or don't have storage available, crops will be sold immediately upon harvest. Otherwise, harvested crops will be stored in available silos. This can be useful for waiting for the market price for the crop to increase, but be aware that the relative price of the harvest will gradually drop while in storage.

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	Grow in cool climates to achieve better blossoms.	N
	Apples	Plant for Spring and Fall harvests.	N
	Barley	A grain crop that is not too dependent high temperatures, but stores well.	Y
	Carrots	Keep this crop warm and wet. Watch for cold weather.	Y
	Corn	Removes a lot of nutrients from soil. Fertilize or rotate with other crops.	Y
	Cotton	Plant in mid- to late Spring in warm climates.	Y
	Gladiolus	Must have high soil quality. Do not flood fields.	N
	Grapes	Plant in early Spring. Do not fertilize at the time of planting.	N
	Lettuce	Matures well in cool weather.	Y
	Oats	A grain crop that is not too dependent on high temperatures.	Y
	Onions	A winter and summer crop.	Y
	Oranges	Fertilize before planting. Spray only during warm weather.	N
	Peanuts	Plant during warm weather. Try not to plant in winter.	Y
	Potatoes	Keep wet, but do not flood. Rotate with other crops after two or three years.	Y
	Rice	Best grown in warm, dry days from mid-May until mid-October.	Y
	Sorghum	Sorghum is a warm-weather crop. Plant in late May or early June.	Y
	Soybeans	Great for rotating with other crops. Plant in February and June.	Y
	Strawberries	Must be chilled to blossom. Plant in February or March.	Y
	Sugar Beets	The early stages of growth are sensitive, so treat them gently.	Y
	Sunflower	Be careful with fertilizing during the early stages of growth.	N
	Sweet Potato	Harvest only on a dry and sunny day.	N
	Tobacco	Keep the soil moist but do not flood.	N
	Tomatoes	[[SimFarm/Plant in warm, stable weather. Keep soil wet.	Y
	Wheat	Anticipate Summer rains. Stores well in silos.	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. Without more experimentation, it's not clear exactly what "Degree Days" are, or what storage temperatures mean when they don't specify a range.

Crop	Replant after Harvest?	Temperature	Rain	Resistances			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	900‑1500 Chill Hours	8 days	L	H	L	+32/+42		$4206	40‑48 weeks	$87/week
Barley	Y	Do not freeze	6 days	H	L	H	+50-+60		$1516	35 weeks	$43/week
Carrots	Y	1800 Degree Days	5 Days	L	L	L	+34		$2394	18 weeks	$133/week
Corn	Y	2000 degree days	6 days	L	H	H	+50	$32	$3179	13 weeks	$244/week
Cotton	Y	850-900 Degree Days	8 Days	L	L	H	+120		$2586	13 weeks	$199/week
Gladiolus	Y	Avoid freezing	8 Days	L	L	L	+40		$2736	13 weeks	$210/week
Grapes	N	3000 Degree Days	6 Days	L	L	L	+36-+45		$6650	32-48 weeks	$139/week
Lettuce	Y	1600 Degree Days	5 Days	L	L	L	+34		$7210	14 weeks	$515/week
Oats	Y	Avoid freezing	6 Days	L	L	L	+34		$1980	36 weeks	$55/week
Onions	Y	2700 Degree Days	6 Days	H	L	L	+32		$3064	23 weeks	$133/week
Oranges	N	Avoid freezing	11 Days	L	L	L	+38-+45		$14000	48 weeks	$292/week
Peanuts	Y	Avoid freezing	6 days	H	L	L	+15-+70		$4648	23 weeks	$202/week
Potatoes	Y	2400 Degree Days	8 Days	H	H	H	+34		$2432	18 weeks	$135/week
Rice	Y	2400 Degree Days	14 Days	L	L	L	+50		$2892	27 weeks	$85/week
Sorghum	Y	105-120 Degree Days	6 Days	H	H	H	+32		$1925	23 weeks	$84/week
Soybeans	Y	2400 Degree Days	2 Days	L	L	H	+50		$3822	18 weeks	$212/week
Strawberries	Y	200-1200 Degree Days	9 Days	L	L	L	+34		$9972	18 weeks	$554/week
Sugar Beets	Y	1800 Degree Days	5 Days	H	L	L	+45		$10185	32 weeks	$318/week
Sunflower	Y	Avoid Freezing	3 Days	L	L	L	+50		$3837	15 weeks	$256/week
Sweet Potato	Y	2500 Degree Days	8 Days	L	L	L	+55		$3105	18 weeks	$173/week
Tobacco	Y	2000 Degree Days	5 Days	H	L	L	+60		$4376	31 weeks	$141/week
Tomatoes	Y	200 Degree Days	6 Days	L	L	L	+55		$7074	14 weeks	$505/week
Wheat	Y	Avoid freezing	6 Days	H	L	H	+50-+60		$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
	Too much water in soil	Place more dry/empty irrigation ditches beside the field
	Not enough water in soil	Connect irrigation ditches beside the field to a water source, or add more wet irrigation ditches
	High soil toxicity	Change the type of crop growing in the field or stop growing crops. May take time to resolve.
	Low soil nutrients	Spray fertilizer
	High levels of pests in field	Spray pesticide
	Too many weeds in field	Spray herbicide
	Crop infected with disease	Spray fungicide

Each crop has unique requirements for water, temperature, and growing time.