Cotton
Base-game guide to growing and harvesting cotton.
Overview
Cotton harvesters form large cotton modules/bales automatically rather than filling a conventional grain tank.
Uses after harvest
Spinnery to fabric/clothes, or direct sale.
Procedure
- Prepare the field and plant cotton with a compatible planter.
- Complete fertilising and weed control.
- Harvest with a cotton harvester; the machine forms cotton modules/bales rather than filling a normal grain trailer.
- Eject/collect finished cotton modules and transport them with compatible cotton handling equipment to sale or the spinnery.
Equipment & tools
Open an equipment page for what the machine does, how to set it up and how to operate it.
Detailed procedure guides
Seasonal Planting & Harvest CalendarA month-by-month chart for the standard Farming Simulator 25 base-game crop calendar when seasonal growth is enabled.Soil Working OverviewHow ploughs, cultivators, disc harrows, power harrows, subsoilers and direct-drill seeders overlap, and when each is useful.Seeding & Planting ProcedureHow to choose the correct sowing machine, fill it, prepare the field and make a clean planting pass without using game keybindings.FertilisingHow to reach the full fertilisation state using purchased fertiliser or farm-produced nutrients.RollingSoil rollers are used immediately after sowing to gain a small yield bonus; grass rollers have a different purpose.Weed ControlKeep weeds from reducing yield by choosing the right tool for their growth stage.Harvesting & Unloading ProcedureHow to prepare for harvest, choose the correct harvester/header, unload efficiently and protect the crop from avoidable losses.
Alternative options
Round module
Use the compatible transport equipment for the harvester that forms round modules.
Use the compatible transport equipment for the harvester that forms round modules.
Square module
Use transport matched to square cotton modules.
Use transport matched to square cotton modules.