How to Plant and Harvest Sugar Beets in FS 22

In Farming Simulator 22, you can grow sugar beets. However, beginners may not understand how to plant and harvest this crop, what equipment is required, and what features may arise during the process. Let’s figure this out.

What is required for this crop

First, let’s understand what we will need for the entire process. Sugar beet requires special equipment. If you don’t yet have a sufficiently large farm and a decent amount of money in your account, it’s better not to engage in growing sugar beets yet, as this crop requires quite significant expenses.

• Plow or subsoiler. The first step is to prepare the soil before sowing, for which you will need a plow. You need to plow the field after every 3rd sugar beet harvest because roots remain in the soil after harvesting. You can use a plow and cultivator for soil preparation, but you can also use a subsoiler to make the task easier. Yes, subsoilers are more expensive, but it’s worth it. 
• Planter. Sugar beet requires a special planter. In the corresponding section, select the model you need. Next to the equipment, there will be an icon of a sugar beet. This means the equipment is suitable for this crop. Then, you will need to purchase a big bag with seeds, and during the planter refilling, you must select sugar beet seeds specifically.
• Fertilizer spreader. Yes, you can grow the crop without fertilizers, but in that case, the yield will be much lower. Therefore, it is important to have a fertilizer spreader (and lime spreader) and the fertilizers themselves. It is worth choosing a fertilizer spreader that is also suitable for lime. If the field requires liming, you will be notified in the right corner when you are on the field.
• Weed removal equipment. Weeds can significantly reduce your crop yield. Don’t forget to buy special equipment (developer recommendations below) for weed removal. 
• Harvesting equipment. Of course, you will need to harvest the crop somehow. In this case, you can buy special equipment – a sugar beet harvester, or separately a topper + a beet harvester tool. 
• Trailer. You can’t do without it, as you need to transport the harvest.

Recommended equipment

The developers provided a list of recommended equipment for those who want to grow sugar beets. Remember, this is only a recommendation, and you can independently choose the tools and equipment you will use. 

• Tractor: CLAAS Axion 800
• Subsoiler: Kuhn DC 401
• Planter: Agromasz Falcon3
• Topper tool: Grimme FT 300
• Harvesting equipment: Grimme Rootster 604
• Weed removal equipment: Einböck Aerostar-Exact 600
• Fertilizer spreader: BREDAL K105 (optional, for lime);
• Trailer: WELGER DK 115.

Stages of growing sugar beets

The equipment is clear, now it’s time to start the actual process of growing sugar beets in Farming Simulator 22. Let’s look at the entire process step by step. 

Stage 1

First, you need to prepare the soil. Sugar beet is much more interesting. After harvesting, roots remain in the soil, and they must be removed, otherwise it will negatively affect the yield. It’s best to use a subsoiler because this tool works faster than a regular plow. 

You can learn more about plowing and cultivating in this article.

Stage 2

This is an optional, very situational stage. You need to check in the special field whether the field requires liming, and if yes – attach your fertilizer spreader to the tractor, fill it with lime, and start the liming process. Ignoring this stage will reduce yield, but only if liming was required and you decided not to do it.

Stage 3

Now we plant our sugar beets. First, you need to purchase big bags with seeds. The planter recommended by the developers (Agromasz Falcon3) simultaneously functions as a planter and a solid fertilizer spreader, so you can save a lot of time. Buy a big bag with seeds and a big bag with solid manure.

Next, attach the planter to your tractor, drive up to the big bags, stop, and press the refill button. The equipment is refilled. Now drive to the field, lower the tool, turn it on, and start working. After completing the process, the field will be fertilized by 50%. 

Tip! You can safely speed up time in the game and wait until weeds start to grow. 

Stage 4

It’s time to get rid of weeds if they have appeared. For weed removal, the developers recommend using the Einböck Aerostar-Exact 600. Keep in mind that weeds should be removed as early as possible because if you don’t remove them, they will grow and negatively affect the yield. Yes, you can remove them at a fairly advanced growth stage, but in that case, you will need a sprayer, which is expensive, and spraying uses chemicals that also reduce yield.

You can learn more about weeding and spraying in this article.

Tip! If you have the sowing destruction setting enabled, be sure to use narrow tires; otherwise, you risk destroying the crop. 

Stage 5

Another additional (optional) stage. You can fertilize the field a second time to reach 100%. The first time, for 50% result, we used the planter, but the second time that won’t work – you need to use the fertilizer spreader. Just go over the entire field again, apply fertilizer, and achieve 100% result. 

You can learn more about fertilizers on this page. 

Stage 6

Wait until the sugar beets are fully grown. Don’t waste time and immediately proceed to removing the tops. If you play with seasonal growth enabled, time is precious because after November the crop will be unsuitable for harvesting. 

Using a special expensive sugar beet harvester, you can simultaneously cut the tops and harvest the crop. However, in this case, we use a cheaper option and cheaper equipment, so these are two completely different stages. First, use the topper to remove the tops. 

Note! Here is another interesting trick. If you have a fairly powerful tractor, you can do the following: attach the topper tool to the front of the tractor and the harvesting equipment to the rear. 

Stage 7

If your tractor is weak and you couldn’t perform both stages at once, proceed to stage 7. Have you already removed the tops? Great, now attach your harvesting tool (Grimme Rootster 604) and start harvesting. Lower the tool, start it, and collect the entire crop. The tank will fill up quickly; in this case, you need to drive to the trailer and unload the entire harvest. Repeat this process until the entire crop is harvested. 

Stage 8

That’s it, now you just need to decide what to do with the harvested crop. Check the price history. If you think it’s a good time to sell, simply take the entire harvest to the appropriate place and unload it there. If you don’t want to sell the sugar beets right now, you can store the harvest to sell later. 

Note! Sugar beets, like potatoes, need to be dumped on the ground (for example, under some kind of shelter).