Farming Simulator 25: How to Sow, Grow and Harvest Wheat

Plan the field and equipment

Prepare a tractor, soil-preparation tool, wheat-capable seeder, crop-care equipment, combine with a grain header, and trailer. A roller is optional. The grain header is the relevant harvesting attachment; owning a combine alone does not complete the equipment list. [1]

Under seasonal growth, GIANTS lists September–October for wheat sowing and July–August for harvesting. Check this before buying inputs for a field that cannot yet be sown. [1]

Prepare soil and fill the seeder

Some direct-sowing machines combine cultivation and seeding, reducing separate field passes. Choose the tool for its capability, not just its shop category. [2]

A regular plow has high tractor-power requirements and low working speed. Check the tool’s requirements against your tractor when planning field preparation. [2]

Tool choice also changes weed management. A regular plow prevents weeds, but a spader does not provide that protection. Do not assume every implement that prepares the field has the same weed effect just because it completes a soil-working pass. [2]

Steps

1. Read the field information and apply lime with a compatible spreader only if required. [1]
2. Cultivate the field, use a plow if required, or skip the cultivation pass when your seeder supports direct seeding. [1]
3. Buy seeds, park the seeder beside them and use Refill. Seeds load into the machine automatically. [3]

Select wheat and cover the field

Steps

1. Select wheat on the filled seeder attached to your tractor. Confirm the selection in the control display or beside the speedometer. [3]
2. Lower and activate the seeder on the field, then sow in straight passes until it is covered. [3]

Manage fertilizer and weeds

Use solid fertilizer with a fertilizer spreader. Liquid fertilizer instead uses a sprayer, so match the purchased input to the machine you own. [4]

Steps

1. Fertilize once, allow a growth stage, then apply the second standard fertilizer pass. [4]
2. Remove small weeds with a weeder and medium weeds with a hoe. Large weeds require herbicide, so early treatment avoids waiting until that stage. [5]

Harvest and use the wheat

Steps

1. When ripe, attach the grain header, lower and activate it, harvest row by row and unload the grain tank into a trailer. [1]
2. Enable straw swath before harvesting if you want the combine to leave collectible straw. [1]
3. Check the prices screen before selling. Alternatively store the wheat, use it for appropriate livestock, or deliver it to a grain mill for flour. [1]