Barley Farming in Farming Simulator 25

Farming Simulator 25 offers players a realistic agricultural experience, and one of the key crops you can cultivate is barley.

This guide will walk you through the entire process, from preparing your fields to selling your harvest.

Setting Up Your Game

Before you begin, it’s important to configure your game settings. In the menu, navigate to Options > Game Settings. Here, you can toggle various features:

• Crop Destruction
• Periodic Plowing
• Field Stones
• Lime Requirements
• Weed Growth

As a beginner, you might want to turn off some of these features, particularly weeds and field stones, to simplify your farming experience.

Preparing Your Fields

Liming

1. Check your map’s soil composition to see which fields need liming.
2. Purchase lime and a fertilizer spreader (like the Bredel) that can handle lime.
3. Attach the spreader to your tractor and fill it with lime.
4. Drive to your field and spread the lime by pressing ‘B’ to start the process.

Plowing and Cultivating

1. Attach a plow or cultivator to your tractor.
2. Drive to your field and lower the implement using ‘V’.
3. Cultivate the entire field to prepare it for seeding.

Sowing Barley

1. Purchase or prepare a seeder (like the Great Plains Solid Stand 1500).
2. Buy barley seeds from the store.
3. Attach the seeder to your tractor and fill it with seeds.
4. At the field, lower the seeder with ‘V’ and start seeding with ‘B’.
5. Ensure you’ve selected barley as your crop type.

Optional Steps

Fertilizing

To increase your yield, you can fertilize your fields using a fertilizer spreader or sprayer.

Weed Control

If you have weeds enabled, use a sprayer to control weed growth and protect your crops.

Harvesting

1. When your barley is ready (check the growth stage in the map view), prepare your combine harvester.
2. Attach the appropriate header to your harvester.
3. Drive to your field, lower the header with ‘V’, and start harvesting with ‘B’.
4. Monitor your harvester’s storage capacity on the right side of the screen.

Selling Your Harvest

1. Transfer the harvested barley from the combine to a trailer using the pipe (press ‘O’ to extend).
2. Check the price statistics in the menu to find the best time to sell.
3. Drive your trailer to a selling point (look for silo icons on the map).
4. At the selling point, dump your barley to complete the sale.

Alternatively, you can store your barley in a silo on your farm if you want to wait for better prices.

Tips for Success

• Keep an eye on the crop calendar to optimize planting and harvesting times.
• Regularly maintain your equipment to avoid breakdowns.
• Consider investing in larger equipment as you expand your farm to increase efficiency.

By following these steps, you’ll be well on your way to becoming a successful barley farmer in Farming Simulator 25.

Happy farming!