

Grass still always rots, as this material is wet. However, straw and hay heaps inside buildings will not rot anymore, like was the case in Seasons 17.

Hay and straw rots when kept outside in the rain. Freshly mown wet grass will not rot before the second night after mowing. The same goes for dry grass that has been cut. If hay is left in the rain it will turn wet again, and afterwards it will start to rot. The crop moisture content can be measured with the RM measurement hand tool. The difference between dry and wet grass is at a crop moisture content of 20%. The drying potential depends on wind conditions, relative humidity and solar radiation, meaning grass will generally dry easier in the beginning of summer than late in winter.

The more detailed forecast will certainly help here as the drying potential is indicated there. This means that making hay now depends on the weather. When cutting dry grass (low moisture meaning the “Wet Crops” icon is not shown), it does not need tedding but still needs to dry. Afterwards it needs to dry in the sun to become hay. When cutting wet grass (as indicated by the “Wet Crops” icon in the top right corner), it first needs to be tedded first. Two of those are a multi-step grass drying process, and improved rotting.Ī new multi-step drying process has been added to create hay. The many engine and script changes in Farming Simulator 19 allowed for many new features.
