Watering fields...

[Minister of Wolves]

I have kind of an issue with the fact that I have to submerge my tractor and water tank into a lake just to obtain water. This isn't game breaking, however there are a couple of concerns - 1) are there going to be water stations implemented in the future?
and 2) Since when do fields not need watering? I mean you can not always count on the weather to water them fields. Will that be implemented at some point?

[bongotastic]

There is a mod out there for a fire hydrant. This is probably what you are looking for.
This being said, I don't think that fields need water.

[Minister of Wolves]

Yes there is the hydrant, which is a nice addition, however, I still think it is weird to not have to water fields! Unless Giants is taking into consideration of automated irrigation systems that we don't know about.

[Nihil]

You don't even need mods. There is a water tank in the contruction menu. It serves as a refill tank for water tank trailers.

Well for the watering of fields......you don't need that necessarily. Most maps are (from the looks of it) based in regions where rain/water doesn't seems to be an issue.
(No farmer here in my home town has ever watered their fields)
But it would be an interesting mechanic if we would have maps where it would look reasonable.

[Hunter451]

You got to be Kidding, right LOL

[Minister of Wolves]

@Nihilus Fair enough. I am coming form Pure Farming 2018 where watering fields is a requirement. So I am comparing the 2 games. I think there are some mechanics in that game that I miss in this one!

[Minister of Wolves]

@hunter451 kidding about what? Im from Arizona originally and yes they water fields. Here in KS, I see fields with watering systems, so I don't think I am being unreasonable!

[Ghost87]

Thats actually something i really enjoyed about pure farming 2018, was awesome when it rained cause it was one less step you had to do

[Minister of Wolves]

@ghost87 i do miss the tablet as well. Being able to move the vehicles with the tablet was time saver as well! I also miss not having to exit the vehicle to check the status of the field!

[Silky Rough]

Originally posted by Minister of Wolves:

@hunter451 kidding about what? Im from Arizona originally and yes they water fields. Here in KS, I see fields with watering systems, so I don't think I am being unreasonable!

Water intensive crops (potatoes, cotton etc.) need watering but most crops, definitely the grains, soy, canola etc. are not watered. It's called dryland or broadacre farming. Most crops in Midwest USA, Australia etc. use this method.

[Minister of Wolves]

@silky rough, ty for that info.

[Stubbs]

Originally posted by Nihil:

You don't even need mods. There is a water tank in the contruction menu. It serves as a refill tank for water tank trailers.

Well for the watering of fields......you don't need that necessarily. Most maps are (from the looks of it) based in regions where rain/water doesn't seems to be an issue.
(No farmer here in my home town has ever watered their fields)
But it would be an interesting mechanic if we would have maps where it would look reasonable.

Farmers of recent history aren't trained how important water is. Watering equipment is an extra burden, and a step that most feel can be avoided. However, in real life, watering feilds during dry spells provides fertile breeding grounds for bacteria. Also many farmers these days are so concerned with how organized and pretty their farms are for investors to look at, that they forget that weeds and bugs are part of the natural process. Allowing room for nature yeilds much better results than cowing to the big business money side of things. Farming Simulator is designed with big business in mind.

[Lord Nighthawk]

This topic is ages old.
Farming Simulator is primarily designed from a european sight of farming and here it´s raining so often that watering fields has never been required to be done. As earth warming/climate change is continuing it might be an issue in the future but currently it would be a feature no european farmer would have in mind.