Land Cultivation Farming Simulator 22

There will be quite a few interesting features in Farming Simulator 22. New methods of soil cultivation will be added. By the way, these methods will also change the soil textures. Moreover, thanks to the improved engine, a full parallax system – Parallax Occlusion Mapping – has been added, but we have already talked about that. Let’s take a look at the new soil cultivation methods available in FS22 and what effects they will have.

Mulching Capability

The game will introduce mulching: a surface soil cover that helps with protection as well as some other properties. Naturally, this process will use special agricultural machinery – a mulcher, which will attach to your tractor and lay mulch on the soil surface. 

It’s perfect for two new crops – grapes and olives. Additionally, mulching affects the visual aspect, so if you want a perfect vineyard or olive grove, just use this new feature. 

For those who enjoy forestry and logging equipment – large mulchers will be available, which can easily process bushes and stumps. 

Stone Collection Capability

After certain activities, large or small stones may appear on your fields, spoiling the look of a perfect farm. But there is a solution that will not only improve the visual aspect of the soil but also allow you to earn money from it.

Using a subsoiler, you can extract large stones. With special stone collectors, you can bring your farm to perfect condition, and sell all the collected stones to earn some money, even if it’s a small amount – after all, you can never have too much money. 

Besides, you will need to clear the field of stones before sowing anyway, so you will need special equipment one way or another. However, if you don’t want this feature in the game, you can disable it in the settings. 

Soil Rolling Capability

And finally, the last feature the developers mentioned is the ability to roll the soil. If you have already collected large stones using the subsoiler and stone collector, what about the small ones? It’s simple – you can use special rollers to press them back into the ground so they don’t get in the way.

Of course, this equipment is not only for pressing stones back into the soil. You will also get improved crop yields. 

Soil Textures

Naturally, all the above-mentioned equipment changes the appearance of the soil, and for each of these processes, there are unique soil textures, which you can see in the screenshot below. There are textures of mowed grass, roller tracks, cultivation marks, plow marks, and much more!