“Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.” – Alexander Graham Bell
Though coined by the inventor of the telephone, this idea rings especially true in agriculture. Each growing season, success often depends on the planning done long before the planter rolls. One key area where preparation can make a difference is fungicide strategy.
Why Plan for Fungicides?
No season unfolds exactly as planned. Disease, heat, wind, drought and hail all pose real threats to corn and soybean yields. For many farmers, the default response has been to react to these agronomic challenges as they appear. While understandable, this reactive approach can result in inconsistent fungicide performance and uncertain return on investment.
“Fungal diseases in corn and soybeans have a latent period, meaning the disease is already inside the plant before symptoms are visible to the naked eye,” says Kim Tutor, Technical Marketing Manager for Row Crop Fungicides with BASF. “That’s part of the reason why it’s important to be proactive rather than reactive with fungicide programs.”
That’s why preparing crops to withstand disease pressure and environmental stress before it takes hold can make the difference between simply managing challenges and staying ahead of them. A proactive fungicide program with Veltyma® fungicide helps protect yield potential and support plant health, no matter what the season brings.
Why Veltyma Fungicide?
Veltyma fungicide brings consistent performance, helping protect your yield and ROI. “Veltyma fungicide provides the consistency corn and soybean growers need year in and year out, regardless of the stress,” says Tutor. “Our Revysol® active ingredient binds more effectively at fungal sites of action, driving stronger and longer-lasting disease control.”
In corn, Veltyma fungicide reliably provides a +7.0 bushel per acre (bu/A) average yield increase over other fungicides.1 It helps to protect against challenging diseases like southern rust, tar spot and gray leaf spot. Veltyma fungicide also helps prevent stalk cannibalization to keep corn standing stronger for longer, meaning you won’t be leaving bushels in the field at harvest.
Soybean acres treated with Veltyma fungicide can see up to a +4.0 bu/A average yield increase over untreated acres2, with protection against frogeye leaf spot and Cercospora blight. It also reduces ethylene accumulation and decreases canopy temperatures, which help drive more efficient photosynthesis. That means healthy, vigorous soybean plants and higher yield potential at the end of your season.
“Veltyma fungicide outperforms other fungicides eight times out of ten and beats the untreated acre nine times out of ten3,” says Tutor. “If there’s one word that describes its performance, it’s consistency.”
See Real Results Yourself
The Real Results Yield Challenge is the largest nationwide comparison-plot program from BASF, encouraging farmers to put performance-driven fungicides, like Veltyma fungicide, to the test. Thousands of farmers participated in 2025 and saw the impact of performance-driven fungicides firsthand.
This season, get ahead of disease threats in your corn and soybeans. Contact your local retailer or BASF representative to build your proactive plan with Veltyma fungicide, and learn about the 2026 Real Results Yield Challenge.
1 Results based on 2019-2023 RevX Fields On-Farm demonstrations against numerous other corn fungicides. For a full list of head-to-head comparisons visit RevXFields.com Veltyma fungicide applied at 7 fl oz/A. All fungicides applied at labeled rates to VT-R3 corn.
2 2022-2024 BASF-sponsored small-plot, replicated soybean trials. Locations: NE (4), IA (5), IL (4), IN (3), MI (1), MN (4), MO (1), OH (2), SD (1). Application rates were as follows: Delaro® Complete fungicide 8 fl oz/A, Miravis® Neo fungicide 13.7 fl oz/A and Veltyma fungicide 7 fl oz/A. All treatments applied with NIS 0.25% v/v at R3 soybean growth stage
3 2019-2024 RevXFields On-Farm Demonstrations. For more information visit RevXFields.com.
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