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As you exploreCities: Skylines 2, you’ll find various sectors you must handle right from the first steps in your city to generate income and meet the citizens' needs. The farming industry is one important sector you must consider from your first milestones.
The farming industry is a notable option that you can establish as one of your city’s most lucrative income sources from the early milestones. Fortunately, this guide will help you understand how to unlock and build farms in your city, providing an additional income stream that boosts your city’s economy.
Types Of Farms
Farms will be categorized into four types, and they are apart of the Specialized Industry. From the first milestones, you will be able to use farms one by one, and you can access all of them once you reach the sixth milestone, “Boom Town”.
Livestock Farms
As you reach theLarge Villagemilestone, which is the third milestone, you will gainaccess to the first farm, which isLivestock Farming. This type of farming involves producing various livestock that can meet the citizens' needs or be exported to generate income for your city.
Grain Farms
As you progress to the fourth milestone, theGrand Village, you will unlock the second type of farm known asGrain Farming. This type of farm produces grain to meet the needs of your citizens and serves as a resource that can be exported to generate income for your city.
Vegetable Farms
Vegetable Farmingis the third type of accessible farm, and you can gain access to it as you reach the fifth milestone,Tiny Town. It serves as a resource to generate income for your city and meets the citizens' needs related to vegetables.
Textile Farms
As you reach the sixth milestone,Boom Town, you will gain access to the fourth type of farm known asTextile Fiber Farming. This type of farmproduces cotton, meeting the citizens' needs and providing an additional option to generate income for your city.
Keep in mind that if you don’t establish farms,you will need tocover the deficit by relying on imports, and this canresult in higher costsfor your city.
How To Build Farms
To build farms, keep in mind the requirements.All farms, except livestock farms, require fertile landfor construction. To identify fertile land zones easily, access them in theNatural Resources from the Info Views, whichwill highlight all the fertile landon your map as yellow spots.
If you want to take advantage of fertile land,check for it from the early stages of foundingyour city to avoid building any other type of structures on fertile land except for farms.
To reach fertile land, expand your area bypurchasing map tiles. Once you reach them,link roads to the fertile landareas, and ensure toconnect the roads with the main buildingof the farm after you establish them.
Don’t attempt to reach all the fertile lands by purchasing map tiles. It’ssufficient to utilize one or two fertile land spots near your area initially. you’re able to access it more as you progress.
Additionally, consider using livestock farming, which doesn’t require fertile land.
As you gain access to each type of farm, you will build them using the same process.Click on the zone icon to choose the specialized industry, and you can access the four farms by clicking on each one to build.
Choose the spot you prefer to build on, and it must be fertile land if you choose any farm except livestock farming.Start by setting up the main building, thenlink the nodes to create fields around the main farmingarea.
Ensure the fields are connected to the edges of the fertile landspot if required. This thoughtful setup ensures the optimal utilization of the fertile land for efficient farming operations.
Avoid building livestock farms on fertile land, aslivestock farms can be constructed anywhere.
Preserve fertile land for farms that specifically require it, optimizing the use of this valuable resource for the most efficient and productive agricultural operations.
How To Manage Farms
Once you establish your farms, you can produce yield from them, allowing you to cover the deficit and meet the needs of your city.
Easilytrack each farm’s production, surplus, and deficitvaluesin the production section of the economy, helping you manage and optimize your agricultural operations.
Cover the deficit by utilizing imports and generate income for your city from the surplus by exporting.Click on each type of farm in the materialssection to seewhere you can obtain itandhow you can benefit from it.
Also, you have the option toclick on each farmto access various information such as thefarm level, efficiency, and the number of employees. This allows you to monitor and manage the performance of each farm in your city.
