Sunflowers
Base-game guide to growing and harvesting sunflowers.
Overview
Oil crop with a dedicated sunflower header option.
Uses after harvest
Sunflower oil, pig feed, sale, or chaff route.
Procedure
- Prepare the field and plant with a compatible planter.
- Use the standard yield-care sequence; place beehives in range if you want the base-game sunflower pollination bonus.
- Harvest with a combine using a sunflower-compatible header (or compatible corn/special header as supported by the selected tool).
- Unload and send the crop to sale/storage/oil production.
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
Sunflower header
Fast dedicated harvest route.
Fast dedicated harvest route.
Compatible corn header
Some corn headers can harvest sunflowers; check compatibility.
Some corn headers can harvest sunflowers; check compatibility.
Chaff
Use a forage harvester for silage-oriented production.
Use a forage harvester for silage-oriented production.
Practical tips
- Beehives give the strongest base-game crop pollination bonus here.