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[grahoo87]

it comes up shader 3.0 required any tips anybody ?

try this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wb_qOHk4BE
it's in polish but only repeat changes that he made in notepad

[JohnDeere318]

That shader issue usually means you have to update your graphics card driver. If updating doesn't work, then your card is too old.

[szorin]

Which parameter is responsible for the volume of the crop rash to the ground? (How to increase the size of the pyramid, which the conveyor poured?)

Answer, please ...

[jdmjimmy123]

Hi all!

New to the game and loving it!

i've found a glitch and its annoying me, im not sure if this is a steam issue or computer settings, anyway -

I play the game on my pc for a few hours then save it, no problems there. when i come to load the game on my laptop it asks me if i wish to synchronise from the previous session which then loads up where i left off on the pc. This is where the problem occurs. I then save it and go back to the pc, it doesnt ask me to synchronise from the last session and i find im several hours game play down from where i am on the laptop!

any help would be very much appreciated as im getting on really well but i dont wanna limit myself to one device!

Thanks and keep on ploughing!

James

[Hairy Bob]

Sounds like a steam issue. Have you checked the settings to make sure synchronisation is on on the desktop?
Barring that, try the steam support forum.

[Uppik]

Hi all

I have a lot of leftover pig food and total mixed ration. Can I sell it and where? I'm focussing now on sowing and harvesting and don't have animals anymore. Thanks.
I'm running the latest Pine Cove Farm map.

You can't, unless you are playing on PC and you install a mod to sell the pig food, I'm not sure if there's one for TMR

[TPK1N6]

I have a couple of questions:

1) I have just mowed grass and made bales straight away without tedding it or windrowing it. Im guessing this will satisfy the cows 'grass' need? If I tedder the grass it will make hay bales - how will I tell the difference between a grass and a hay bale? In real life what is the difference between the two and why would a farmer produce either?

2) Can you fertilize your grass fields to increase yield?

3) What is the cheapest way to make silage - do you have to buy a forage harvester or can you buy a header for an existing combine?

4) Is the only way to fufill a pigs potato/beet need to buy a specialist harvester for that crop? Pigs seem expensive to keep!

Many thanks.

[Smith Modding]

I have a couple of questions:

1) I have just mowed grass and made bales straight away without tedding it or windrowing it. Im guessing this will satisfy the cows 'grass' need? If I tedder the grass it will make hay bales - how will I tell the difference between a grass and a hay bale? In real life what is the difference between the two and why would a farmer produce either?

I believe the hay bales are slightly lighter in color. In real life I'm not sure why which ones are used

2) Can you fertilize your grass fields to increase yield?

If the field is able to plant other crops such as wheat or barley, etc, it can be fertilized. I don't think pre existing grass fields can be fertilized unless end plowed and reseeded. I can answer everything else later

[Ragman]

I have a couple of questions:

1) I have just mowed grass and made bales straight away without tedding it or windrowing it. Im guessing this will satisfy the cows 'grass' need? If I tedder the grass it will make hay bales - how will I tell the difference between a grass and a hay bale? In real life what is the difference between the two and why would a farmer produce either?

2) Can you fertilize your grass fields to increase yield?

3) What is the cheapest way to make silage - do you have to buy a forage harvester or can you buy a header for an existing combine?

4) Is the only way to fufill a pigs potato/beet need to buy a specialist harvester for that crop? Pigs seem expensive to keep!

Many thanks.

1. Hay is IRL dry grass. Grass with out tedding is only used AIV fodder (atleast in Finland)or silage in some countries. Other wise it always tedded and baled. And if you wrapped bales it vomes ingame silage bales. IRL atleast in my country they wrap some tedded bales and use some acid to store them. Can be wrapped with out acid but bales cant rot.

2. Yes if its planted to the field.

3. Cheapest way is to make ot from grass. Best yield comes with corn but ypu need more money to machinery.

4. Root crops in early game is best to make with leased machinery. You get enough for long time in one field.

[ErwinR55]

I have a couple of questions:

1) I have just mowed grass and made bales straight away without tedding it or windrowing it. Im guessing this will satisfy the cows 'grass' need? If I tedder the grass it will make hay bales - how will I tell the difference between a grass and a hay bale? In real life what is the difference between the two and why would a farmer produce either?

IRL there's 3 types of grass use to feed cows:
Fresh grass: either cow get's it's own in the field, or the farmer cuts a load fresh every day and brings it to the cows, can't feed this in wintertime.
Semi fresh grass/semi dried grass: (partly dried due to laying in the sun and if needed perform tedding operations, depending on countries/weather, grass lays in the field upto 3 days (more is bad)). All this grass is turned into silage bales (wrapped bales) or silage pits (large piles covered in plastic). This way the grass ferments and turns into silage (same process as white cabbage turning into sauerkraut, yummie).
Fully dried grass=hay: Stored in haysheds or as bales without wrapping (also small square bales). Hay must be super dry (less then 22% dry matter) to prevent rotting=barn fires starting.

Reason to feed differently is money, weather and type of animals to feed. Calves you want to start with hay, not silage, as the contents of the hay is more prickly. This starts up the rumen activity better.

[TPK1N6]

I have a couple of questions:

1) I have just mowed grass and made bales straight away without tedding it or windrowing it. Im guessing this will satisfy the cows 'grass' need? If I tedder the grass it will make hay bales - how will I tell the difference between a grass and a hay bale? In real life what is the difference between the two and why would a farmer produce either?

IRL there's 3 types of grass use to feed cows:
Fresh grass: either cow get's it's own in the field, or the farmer cuts a load fresh every day and brings it to the cows, can't feed this in wintertime.
Semi fresh grass/semi dried grass: (partly dried due to laying in the sun and if needed perform tedding operations, depending on countries/weather, grass lays in the field upto 3 days (more is bad)). All this grass is turned into silage bales (wrapped bales) or silage pits (large piles covered in plastic). This way the grass ferments and turns into silage (same process as white cabbage turning into sauerkraut, yummie).
Fully dried grass=hay: Stored in haysheds or as bales without wrapping (also small square bales). Hay must be super dry (less then 22% dry matter) to prevent rotting=barn fires starting.

Reason to feed differently is money, weather and type of animals to feed. Calves you want to start with hay, not silage, as the contents of the hay is more prickly. This starts up the rumen activity better.

Thanks for comprehensive reply! Very useful.

In game, what is the best way to satisfy the cows 'grass' requirement then? Just baling freshly cut grass despite this being unrealistic IRL?

[ErwinR55]

Depends on your costs. For me a loaderwagon was easier to use, but if you only have a baler, bale it
It's a game, you can go beyond realistics

But if you feed cows also hay/silage you get more productivity.
And if you even feed that in a mixed ration with a mixerwagon (no straw needed), then you get powerfood also (mixed food fills both hay/silage bar and powerfood bar), and that gets you 100% productivity if all the rest is also filled (grass and water supply).

[TPK1N6]

Depends on your costs. For me a loaderwagon was easier to use, but if you only have a baler, bale it
It's a game, you can go beyond realistics

But if you feed cows also hay/silage you get more productivity.
And if you even feed that in a mixed ration with a mixerwagon (no straw needed), then you get powerfood also (mixed food fills both hay/silage bar and powerfood bar), and that gets you 100% productivity if all the rest is also filled (grass and water supply).

Thanks. What is best ratio for power food?

1 hay bale
1 grass bale
1 silage bale/ration?

[ErwinR55]

1 hay, 3 silage
2 hay, 2 silage
3 hay, 1 silage
1 straw, 2 hay, 1 silage
1 straw, 1 hay, 2 silage
think those are pretty much the "fixed" options if you count in bale sizes of 4000 liters.

Depends on what you have, I personally do roughly 1 hay, 3 silage. (I use loose stored product, no bales)

[TPK1N6]

I have a few more questions:

1) I have plant growth set to 'normal' but whilst I was drilling beans yesterday they started sprouting, and this was just after 2 hours in game time?! Do most people set plant growth to 'slow'?
2) Can you seed ploughed land or do you have to cultivate too>?
3) In real life, would a farmer only drive in straight lines to plough, cultivate and sow seed? Or is this just for ploughing?

THanks