Farming Simulator 22 Spring Guide: Best Crops, Prices, & More

Spring is a time of renewal. In Farming Simulator 22, this season is the time to get your farm prepped for a bountiful harvest. Here, you’ll learn how to make the most of spring in Farming Simulator 22, such as the best crops to plant, their prices, and the date ranges you'll need to get the most out of your land.

Spring in Farming Simulator 22: An Overview

Spring in Farming Simulator 22 starts in March and ends in May. Farmers can plant most crops during the game during this season. Additionally, the trees return to their vibrant green colors at the turn of this season.

Farming Simulator 22: All Spring Crops, Prices, & Stats

Oat

Like other grains, harvesting oats in Farming Simulator 22 produces straw, a byproduct that farmers can use to feed livestock. Once harvested, players can sell it directly or refine this crop at a grain mill to make flour. Doing so can help enhance the farm’s profit gain.

Stats

• Planting season: March to April
• Seeds per ha: 500 l
• Yield per ha: 5,700 l
• Average selling price: $1,596
• Growth duration: 4 months
• Harvesting period: July to August

Requirements

• Tractor
• Cultivator
• Grain seeds
• Seeder
• Fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Lime
• Weeder
• Harvester with a grain header attachment
• Trailer

How to Plant and Harvest

• Cultivate the field using the cultivator
• Load a planter with oat seeds
• Attach the planter to a tractor and spread the seeds to the cultivated field
• Load fertilizer into a spreader and attach it to the tractor
• Spread the fertilizer over the oat field
• Load lime into a spreader and attach it to the tractor
• Spread the lime over the soybean field
• Eliminate the weeds with the weeder when necessary
• Harvest the oat plants using the harvester with the grain header when they mature and sell them to the highest bidder

Corn

Corn is a tall-growing spring plant that can yield great if planted and cultivated correctly. However, farmers only have two months to plant it during spring. Then, it grows for six months before players can harvest the crop.

Stats

• Planting season: April to May
• Seeds per ha: 400 l
• Yield per ha: 9,200 l
• Average selling price: $1,140
• Growth duration: 6 months
• Harvesting period: October to November

Requirements

• Tractor
• Cultivator
• Planter
• Fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Lime
• Weeder
• Harvester with a corn header attachment
• Trailer

How to Plant and Harvest

• Cultivate the field using the cultivator
• Load a planter with corn seeds
• Attach the planter to a tractor and spread the seeds to the cultivated field
• Load fertilizer into a spreader and attach it to the tractor
• Spread the fertilizer over the corn field
• Load lime into a spreader and attach it to the tractor
• Spread the lime over the corn field
• Eliminate the weeds with the weeder when necessary
• Harvest the corn plants using the harvester when they mature and sell them to the highest bidder

Sunflowers

Like corn, the sunflower is a tall-growing plant that grows in the spring of Farming Simulator 22. Thankfully, the similarities don't end there, as planting, cultivating, and harvesting sunflowers have highly similar procedures to corn. However, the yield, growth duration, and selling prices between these two spring plants are different.

Stats

• Planting season: March to April
• Seeds per ha: 300 l
• Yield per ha: 5,200 l
• Average selling price: $2,019
• Growth duration: 7 months
• Harvesting period: October to November

Requirements

• Tractor
• Cultivator
• Planter
• Fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Lime
• Weeder
• Harvester with a sunflower header attachment
• Trailer

How to Plant and Harvest

• Cultivate the field using the cultivator
• Load a planter with sunflower seeds
• Attach the planter to a tractor and spread the seeds to the cultivated field
• Load fertilizer into a spreader and attach it to the tractor
• Spread the fertilizer over the sunflower field
• Load lime into a spreader and attach it to the tractor
• Spread the lime over the sunflower field
• Eliminate the weeds with the weeder when necessary
• Harvest the corn plants using the harvester when they mature and sell them to the highest bidder

Tip: Build beehives near the sunflower seed to help increase the crop’s yield.

Soybeans

The soybean is a type of grain, making it one of the easiest crops for beginners in Farming Simulator 22. It generally has fewer plant, care, and harvest requirements than some crops.

Stats

• Planting season: April to May
• Seeds per ha: 300 l
• Yield per ha: 4,500 l
• Average selling price: $2,334
• Growth duration: 6 months
• Harvesting period: October to November

Requirements

• Tractor
• Cultivator
• Soybean seeds
• Seeder
• Fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Lime
• Weeder
• Harvester with a grain header attachment
• Trailer

How to Plant and Harvest

• Cultivate the field using the cultivator
• Load a planter with soybean seeds
• Attach the planter to a tractor and spread the seeds to the cultivated field
• Load fertilizer into a spreader and attach it to the tractor
• Spread the fertilizer over the soybean field
• Load lime into a spreader and attach it to the tractor
• Spread the lime over the soybean field
• Eliminate the weeds with the weeder when necessary
• Harvest the soybean plants using the harvester with the grain header when they mature and sell them to the highest bidder

Note: Avoid speeding up time when sowing the seeds. Doing so will make the crops grow unevenly.

Potatoes

Potatoes are root-like crops planted in spring. These plants typically produce high yields when planted and cared for properly. Despite its significant yields, the potato doesn’t usually fetch a high price in the in-game market.

Stats

• Planting season: March to April
• Seeds per ha: 3,800 l
• Yield per ha: 41,300 l
• Average selling price: $516
• Growth duration: 5 months
• Harvesting period: August to September

Requirements

• Tractor with weight attachments
• Subsoiler
• Potato seeds
• Special planters
• Fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Lime
• Hoe
• Potato harvester
• Haulm topper
• Trailer

How to Plant and Harvest

• Plow the field with the subsoiler
• Load the fertilizer into the fertilizer spreader
• Attach the fertilizer spreader to the tractor
• Spread the fertilizer over the field
• Load the lime into the spreader
• Spread the lime over the field
• Load the potato seeds into the planter
• Attach the weights and the planter to the tractor
• Spread the potato seeds over the field
• Eliminate the weeds with the hoe when necessary
• Cut off the haulms with the haulm topper when the potato plants mature
• Harvest the potato plants with the harvester
• Sell the potatoes to the highest bidder

Tip: Build beehives near potato fields to help increase the yield.

Sugar Beet

Farming Simulator 22 has its fair share of difficult plants, and one of them is the sugar beet. This crop generally requires more preparation than other plants in the game. Nonetheless, farmers who persevere will be rewarded with a bountiful yield.

Stats

• Planting season: March to April
• Seeds per ha: 400 l
• Yield per ha: 57,800 l
• Average selling price: $366
• Growth duration: 7 months
• Harvesting period: October to November

Requirements

• Tractor with weight attachments
• Subsoiler
• Sugar beet seeds
• Special planters
• Fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Lime
• Hoe
• Potato harvester
• Beet topper
• Trailer

How to Plant and Harvest

• Use the subsoiler to plow the field
• Load the fertilizer into the fertilizer spreader
• Attach the fertilizer spreader to the tractor
• Spread the fertilizer over the field
• Load the lime into the spreader
• Spread the lime over the field
• Load the sugar beet seeds into the planter
• Attach the weights and the planter to the tractor
• Spread the sugar beet seeds over the field
• Eliminate the weeds with the hoe when necessary
• Load another batch of fertilizer to the fertilizer spreader and fertilize the field again
• Cut off the haulms with the haulm topper when the potato plants mature
• Harvest the sugar beet plants with the harvester
• Sell the sugar beets to the highest bidder

Note: Farmers can increase the game’s speed to speed up the speed of beets' growth without worrying about any repercussions.

Sugarcane

Sugarcane is one of the more profitable spring crops for beginners in Farming Simulator 22, thanks partly to it being a perennial crop. That means farmers must only plant it once and wait for it to regrow, reducing or even eliminating additional costs. Still, it’s important to mention that it doesn’t sell as much as other crops.

Stats

• Planting season: March to April
• Seeds per ha: 12,000 l
• Yield per ha: 113,400 l
• Average selling price: $357
• Growth duration: 7 months
• Harvesting period: October to November

Requirements

• Tractor with weight attachments
• Sugarcane seeds
• Sugarcane planter
• Sugarcane pallet
• Fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Lime
• Weeder
• Cane harvester
• Trailer

How to Plant and Harvest

• Attach the weight attachments and sugarcane planter to the tractor
• Fill the planter with sugarcane seeds and spread them over the field
• Load the fertilizer into the fertilizer spreader
• Attach the fertilizer spreader to the tractor
• Spread the fertilizer over the field
• Load the lime into the spreader
• Spread the lime over the field
• Eliminate the weeds with the weeder when necessary
• Attach the harvester to the tractor
• Harvest the sugarcane and sell the crop to the highest bidder

Sorghum

Sorghum is one of the crops that farmers can plant in the spring in Farming Simulator 22. However, unlike other plants, some farmers may want to keep some sorghum yields to feed livestock. In particular, pigs, chickens, and horses can eat sorghum to help increase their productivity.

Stats

• Planting season: April to May
• Seeds per ha: 200 l
• Yield per ha: 8,200 l
• Average selling price: $1,290
• Growth duration: 4 months
• Harvesting period: August to September

Requirements

• Tractor
• Cultivator
• Sorghum seeds
• Seeder
• Fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Lime
• Weeder
• Harvester with a grain header attachment
• Trailer

How to Plant and Harvest

• Cultivate the field using the cultivator
• Load a planter with sorghum seeds
• Attach the planter to a tractor and spread the seeds to the cultivated field
• Load fertilizer into a spreader and attach it to the tractor
• Spread the fertilizer over the sorghum field
• Load lime into a spreader and attach it to the tractor
• Spread the lime over the sorghum field
• Eliminate the weeds with the weeder when necessary
• Harvest the sorghum plants using the harvester with the grain header when they mature
• Sell the sorghum to the highest bidder or feed it to animals

Grapes

Unlike most plants in Farming Simulator 22, farmers can grow grapes relatively anywhere, as long as it’s an open space. However, it also means that its preparation, care, and harvest procedures are dissimilar to other crops.

Stats

• Planting season: March to May
• Seeds per ha: N/A
• Yield per ha: 9,200 l
• Average selling price: $1,809
• Growth duration: 6 months
• Harvesting period: September to October

Requirements

• Open space
• Grape vines (purchased from the in-game shop)
• Tractor
• Subsoiler
• Mulcher
• Liquid fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Grape harvester
• Leaf cutter
• Trailer

How to Plant and Harvest

• Place grape vines on an available field
• Attach the mulcher to the tractor and use these vehicles to mulch the ground
• Attach the subsoiler to the tractor and use these vehicles to cultivate the field
• Load liquid fertilizer into the fertilizer spreader
• Attach the fertilizer spreader to the tractor and fertilize the field
• Harvest the grapes with the grape harvester when the crops mature
• Place the harvested grapes into the trailer and sell the fruits to the highest bidder

Olives

Growing olives in Farming Simulator 22 is similar to cultivating grapes but with key differences. For instance, the space between each olive plant is narrower than the required gap between grape vines. However, like planting grapes, farmers don't need to prepare a field to plant and cultivate olives.

Stats

• Planting season: March to June
• Seeds per ha: N/A
• Yield per ha: 9,200 l
• Average selling price: $1,809
• Growth duration: 7 months
• Harvesting period: October

Requirements

• Open space
• Olive trees (purchased from the in-game shop)
• Tractor
• Subsoiler
• Mulcher
• Liquid fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Olive harvester
• Leaf cutter
• Trailer

How to Plant and Harvest

• Place olive trees on an available field
• Attach the mulcher to the tractor and use these vehicles to mulch the ground
• Attach the subsoiler to the tractor and use these vehicles to cultivate the field
• Load liquid fertilizer into the fertilizer spreader
• Attach the fertilizer spreader to the tractor and fertilize the field
• Harvest the olives with the olive harvester when the crops mature
• Place the harvested olives into the trailer and sell the fruits to the highest bidder

Tip: Place the olives in an oil mill to produce olive oil, which sells at a higher price.

Poplar

Poplar is one of the crops in Farming Simulator 22 that farmers can plant in different seasons, particularly in spring and summer. Additionally, players can harvest it at any time of the year. Harvesting poplar will yield wood chips, a product that can be sold at the biomass energy plant.

Stats

• Planting season: March to August
• Seeds per ha: 1,500 l
• Yield per ha: N/A
• Average selling price: N/A
• Growth duration: 13 months
• Harvesting period: January to December

Requirements

• Tractor with weight attachments
• Poplar saplings pallet
• Poplar planters
• Fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Lime
• Harvester with header
• Trailer

How to Plant and Harvest

• Attach the poplar saplings planter to the tractor with weight attachments
• Plant the poplar saplings onto the field
• Load fertilizer into a spreader and attach it to the tractor
• Spread the fertilizer over the field
• Load lime into a spreader and attach it to the tractor
• Spread the lime over the field
• Wait for the poplar to mature and harvest the crop
• Sell the harvested wood chips to the nearest biomass energy plant

Note: Farmers can store the wood chips by leaving them in trailers or storing them in bales.

Oilseed Radish

Oilseed radish has properties that are unlike other crops in Farming Simulator 22. In particular, farmers can fertilize a field using oilseed radish instead of selling it. It’s also important to mention that players can’t harvest this plant. Instead, you plant another crop over the oilseed radish.

Stats

• Planting season: March to October
• Seeds per ha: 100 l
• Yield per ha: N/A
• Average selling price: N/A
• Growth duration: 1 month
• Harvesting period: January to December

Requirements

• Tractor
• Cultivator
• Oilseed radish seeds
• Seeder

How to Plant

• Prepare the field using the tractor with the cultivator
• Load the oilseed radish seeds into the seeder
• Attach the seeder to the tractor and use these vehicles to spread the oilseed radish seeds to the field

Best Crops to Plant in Spring

Generally, most spring crops in Farming Simulator 22 yield similar profits. However, some crops promote higher returns on investment (ROIs) than others. One notable example is soybeans, which yield about $2,333 per 1,000 l sold. Potatoes are another high-valued crop to plant in spring in Farming Simulator 22. This root crop may not bring as much money as other plants but can produce a significant yield per hectare. Finally, there’s the sugarcane, which farmers can start growing as soon as they can gather the money to purchase its required equipment. Remember, you only need to plant sugarcane once. Then, care for the plants and harvest them when they mature. Note: Use console commands if you have the appropriate access to increase funds instantly.