BASF launches Real Results Yield Challenge to show farmers firsthand the benefits of performance-driven fungicides

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, March 11, 2025 – Over the last 20 years, BASF fungicides have protected an estimated 30 billion bushels and 260 million acres of corn and soybeans[1]. As commodity prices and environmental pressures increasingly factor into farmer decision making, only an estimated 45% of corn and soybean acres were protected by fungicide applications in 2024[2]. As a result, BASF is launching its largest yield challenge ever, the Real Results Yield Challenge, providing farmers and their local retailers greater access and support to stage yield trials with Veltyma^®, Revytek^® and Revylok™ fungicides across all key geographies.

“With the Real Results Yield Challenge, we want to give farmers doing the Biggest Job on Earth the opportunity to see firsthand the yield potential that is being left in their field by not protecting their acres with BASF performance-driven fungicides,” said Scott Kay, Vice President, BASF Agricultural Solutions U.S. “We are confident in our performance-driven fungicide innovations and believe seeing is believing. In more than 1,000 large-scale nationwide head-to-head comparisons over three years, BASF performance-driven fungicides outperformed other corn and soybean fungicides more than 80% of the time[3].”

Participants will be able to experience the results and benefits of BASF performance-driven fungicides in their own fields, while comparing the results against their current approach. Farmers interested in participating in the Real Results Yield Challenge are encouraged to contact their BASF authorized retailer or local BASF representative.

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About BASF’s Agricultural Solutions division

Everything we do, we do for the love of farming. Farming is fundamental to provide enough healthy and affordable food for a rapidly growing population, while reducing environmental impacts. That’s why we are working with partners and experts to integrate sustainability criteria into all business decisions. With €919 million in 2024, we invest in a strong R&D pipeline, combining innovative thinking with practical action in the field. Our solutions are purpose-designed for different crop systems. Connecting seeds and traits, crop protection products, digital tools and sustainability approaches, to help deliver the best possible outcomes for farmers, growers and our other stakeholders along the value chain. With teams in the lab, field, office and in production, we do everything in our power to build a sustainable future for agriculture. In 2024, our division generated sales of €9.8 billion. For more information, please visit www.agriculture.basf.com or our social media channels.

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has approximately 16,000 employees in North America and had sales of $19.7 billion in 2024. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.com/us.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Our ambition: We want to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises, as core businesses, the segments Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, and Nutrition & Care; our standalone businesses are bundled in the segments Surface Technologies and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €65.3 billion in 2024. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States. Further information at www.basf.com.

[1] Results based on FarmTrak (2005-2024). Corn and soybean yield results based on USDA data.

[2] Source: 2024 EMS data.

[3] Results based on 2019-2023 RevX Fields On-Farm demonstrations against numerous other corn and soybean fungicides. For a full list of head-to-head comparisons visit RevXFields.com. Veltyma fungicide applied at 7 fl oz/A. Revytek fungicide applied at 8 fl oz/A. All fungicides applied at labeled rates to VT-R3 corn and R2-R4 soybeans. Revylok fungicide applied at 5.5 fl oz/A. All other fungicides applied at labeled rates. All products were applied with 0.25% v/v NIS at the R2.5-R3 soybean growth stage. Trials were conducted in AR, GA, KY, TN, LA, MO, MS, NC, and AL.