Farming Basics: Fertilizer & Fertility | Tutorial | Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic Guides

With the new update, farms became more complex...fertilizer and fertility are not as straight forward as one may think, so I hope this is useful to someone.

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[quacky]

On an actual farm where there are multiple fields the solid fertiliser will stop adding once the field reach 40% nutrient/150% fertility in order to move on to the next field that isn't being tended to yet. Growing reduces the nutrient level by 20% each year so the two fertilising phases require 24t solid fertiliser and 25t liquid fertiliser per big field per year.

[anderskorsback]

One more thing that should be added: Fields actually gain fertility slowly over time by just laying fallow and unused, even when not assigned to any farm or having any fertilizer added to them. I've seen fields go as high as 150% just for being unattended. I noticed this because I like to plan my areas way in advance, laying out buildings in-game years before I actually start construction.

Presumably this kind of field rotation could be used in the very early game, before you have your own fertilizer industry, and plenty of free land.

[hermenvannes]

Thank you for helping me, a lot. My comrades were at total panic after the update. Now faith in the partyleader has restored. :)

[BoJack_HorseFly]

After 250+ hours in the game I think it's time to learn how farms work!

[andrewrooke]

Thank you! I am intrigued by this game, and love the idea of these subject specific short tutorials! It would be good to also understand what the differences between the small farm and its larger sibling, and some idea of crops to population for food ? and maybe clothes ?

[OptingOut]

What's the cutoff for transporting crops from a field before they rot/turn to fertilizer?

Also in case anyone is wondering, the new border pipeline connections can't import liquid fertilizer, only the oil-based liquids. I found that one out the hard way

[SeedemFeedemRobots]

so much to figure out with all this new stuff. at least we will see comrade tractor working throughout most of the year then lazing about in the shed after spring

[hopinkrzys]

It seems like a good starting strategy for realistic mode with farms is to put fields and just sow them for a first year (or few years) without collecting crops, so they will fertilise over time, while everything else is being build

[itsacorporatething]

You need so many farms to feed just one food factory. I think I calculated that my entire harvest could provide crops for the factory for like 20 days.

[maximilianoortiz]

I had been experimenting with this too (big farming fan!). Just to be clear, we need around 3/4 trucks per field? Im managing my 30 fields, with two large farms, with 15 tractors, 15 harvesters and 30 trucks. and even with asphalt in the main roads, still cant pick up most of the grain produced. Maybe 2 mediums farms connected to a large silo for the trucks, and a large for others mechanisms?

[rspawn]

How do you show the additional info in the field window that shows how much fertilizer is in a field?

[Izmael]

Very interesting ingame mechanic :) I would say that it makes sense in a first year just sow the crops and let them rot to get the first fertilizer boost (solid)? Simple math is that harvester can harvest up to twice more, tractor is basically more fuel demanding right now because he drives twice within a year (when fertilizes first) and trucks need to be doubled or some grain silo/warehouse/train loading station somewhere in the middle of all fields? So many possibilities :D
I noticed you have % visible in the status bar like sowing/growing/harvesting etc. is that a beta feature or can I turn it on in the main game version? Thanks.

[mattbowdenuh]

I havent played in months, so I'm having to catchup with all the new additions. One question I would like to know the answer to is if fertilizer is even worth the cost? Crops are cheap, so is it worth spending money on fertilizer for the extra yield, or do you in the end lose money?

[Master_Smurf]

Interesting im just about to start Farming in my Republic soonish 😃. Byw im catching up on S8 episodes and i see you putting pipes in for chemistry plants. I put big pipes for sewer and my whole city of 7k ppl cant even fill a small pipe, they need to implemet a Pipe/Powerline Upgrade system, instead of taring everything down.

[ruipedrovasconcelos]

Nice video! I was playing Slovakia map with 75k people, but I used a workshop farm ("ferma") that isn't updated to have fertilizer. Now I have to replace all the farms with the vanilla farm!
What waste truck you use? I used a truck that takes too long time to load fertilizer in the custom house...

[gaberobison]

Why does this game not have an autosquare hotkey? I'm tired of things not being perpendicular

[MrGastriko]

Greetings comrade, I play with the waste service disabled. I also need fertilizer for the field?

[Aquila_V]

I am having an issue where the fields arent being fertilized... I have liquid fertilizer, I have all of the equipment, but nothing. 9/10 farms worked the first year, and then 1/10 worked the second year. Very confused. Anybody have any ideas?

[camthebam]

Is there anything to stop me from deleting fields after harvest, restoring soil and replacing for 70% fertility yearly?

[kubulatus]

my fields are weird or i dont know i have something about 50 tons of crops from big field and yes fertility is 200-150% and yes i do have liquid and also solid fertilizer pls help