Sugar Cane
Base-game guide to growing and harvesting sugar cane.
Overview
Perennial-style specialist crop using dedicated cane planting and harvesting equipment.
Uses after harvest
Sugar production or direct sale.
Procedure
- Prepare the field and plant using sugar-cane planting equipment/material.
- Maintain fertilisation and weeds as required.
- Harvest with a sugar cane harvester; keep a compatible trailer alongside because the crop is transferred during harvesting.
- Sugar cane regrows after harvest, so decide whether to keep the stand or rework the field.
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
Dedicated cane harvester
Works with a cane trailer alongside/behind as supported.
Works with a cane trailer alongside/behind as supported.
Lower-cost tractor tools
Use compatible smaller cane equipment where available, accepting slower work.
Use compatible smaller cane equipment where available, accepting slower work.