2026 BASF Real Results Corn and Soybean Yield Challenge Sweepstakes and Giveaway Official Rules 

1.  Eligibility: The BASF Real Results Corn and Soybean Yield Challenge Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to participants who (a) are legal residents of the United States excepting residents of the states of New York and Florida, (b) are at least 18 years of age or the age of majority in the jurisdiction where they reside, whichever is greater, at the time of entry, and (c) are active corn or soybean agricultural producers and identifiable in the AGIIS database with a valid Global Location Number (GLN).  Only one entrant per GLN; only one entrant per address.  Sponsor reserves the right to verify eligibility through industry databases or other means.  Winner may be required to verify agricultural status prior to receiving a prize.  This Sweepstakes is not open to the general public.

Not eligible to win: 

a) Employees, contractors, directors, officers and agents (collectively “Employees”) of: 

i. BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC (“Sponsor”) and 

ii. Sponsor’s parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, sales representatives, and 

iii. Sponsor’s advertising, promotion and judging agencies and all other service agencies involved with the Sweepstakes, and 

b) Members of the immediate family and household members of each such Employee (whether or not related), where “Members of the immediate family” is defined as an Employee’s spouse, parent, child, sibling, and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside.   

Participants may give voluntary (unpaid) media interviews or testimonials reflecting use of Revylok® fungicide, Revytek® fungicide, and/or Veltyma^® fungicide.  Appearing in a testimonial or interview does not disqualify a participant and does not increase chances of winning.  All eligible entries have an equal opportunity to win.

This Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void outside the United States and where prohibited. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes.  Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.  

2.  Sponsor: The Sponsor of the Sweepstakes is BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC, 2 TW Alexander Dr, Research Triangle Park, NC 27713.  The Sweepstakes are in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with Ford Motor Company, Facebook, Meta, Tik Tok or Instagram, and those entities have not authorized or otherwise approved the Sweepstakes. Entrants shall submit all information to Sponsor (not Ford, Facebook, Meta, Tik Tok, or Instagram).  Any questions, comments, or complaints regarding the Sweepstakes should be directed to Sponsor and not to Ford, Facebook, Meta or Instagram.  By entering, entrants fully release and hold Ford, Facebook, Meta, and Instagram harmless from liability.

3.  Sweepstakes Entry Period: 

• First Entry Period.  The entry period for submitting corn or soybean field photographs (or an Alternate Method of Entry—see Section 4(b)) is from 8:00 AM EST on July 1, 2026, until 11:59 PM EST on September 15, 2026.  For the avoidance of doubt, AMOE must be received by BASF on or before September 15, 2026. 

• Second Entry Period.  The entry period for submitting corn or soybean harvest results (or an Alternate Method of Entry—see Section 4(b)) is from 8:00 AM EST on September 16, 2026 until 11:59 PM EST on November 30, 2026.  For the avoidance of doubt, AMOE must be received by BASF on or before November 30, 2026.

   

  (each an “Entry Period”). 

4.  How to Enter: During the applicable Entry Period above, entrant must:

(a)  Submit one or both of the following regarding entrant’s corn or soybean field(s) treated with Revylok fungicide, Revytek fungicide, and/or Veltyma fungicide, via an entry form at yieldchallenge.basf.us:

(i) Field photograph(s) (when visual differences appear or at onset of disease, suggested timeframe ~ 45 DAT), OR 

(ii) Harvest yield results; 

OR

(b)   Mail to Sponsor, with postage fully pre-paid, to BASF Real Results Challenge, Attn. Shane Dailey, 2 TW Alexander, Research Triangle Park, NC 27713-2847 entrant’s first and last name, name of farm, mailing address, email address, telephone number, and date of birth (“Alternate Method of Entry” or “AMOE”).  Entrants entering by way of AMOE need not provide GLN with entry; however, to be eligible, entrant must be identifiable in the AGIIS database with a valid GLN (as required in the Eligibility section above).  AMOE must be received by BASF on or before the deadline for each Entry Period.

Photographs must be of entrant’s corn or soybean field(s) treated with one or more of the referenced BASF fungicides.  

By submitting a photograph(s), entrant represents and acknowledges that he/she is the sole creator and copyright owner of each photograph submitted and grants to BASF, in perpetuity, a worldwide, exclusive license to publish, reproduce, modify, edit, and otherwise use and exploit each photograph submitted for any and all purposes BASF desires, including but not limited to publication, distribution, advertising, and marketing purposes, for internal and external purposes, all without extra compensation to or additional consent of entrant.  For a photograph in which a person is recognizable, entrant must be prepared to provide an executed release from the person or, in the case of a minor, the subject’s parent or legal guardian, upon BASF’s request (without such release form, BASF may disqualify the submission).  Entrant waives the right to inspect or approve a photograph used by BASF or the copy used in connection therewith or the use in which it is applied. Entrant releases, discharges, and agrees to hold harmless BASF and those acting under its permission or upon its authority, from and against any and all damages, liability, costs, and expenses arising from the use of submission, including, without limitation, any claim based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trademark infringement or any other intellectual property or other cause of action whatsoever.  Photographs that violate or infringe another person’s rights, including but not limited to copyright, are not eligible. Photographs that contain sexually explicit, nude, obscene, violent, or other objectionable or inappropriate content, as determined solely by BASF, are not eligible.

Each entrant may submit no more than a total of two (2) entries.  For clarification, 

• one entry under each of subsections 4(a)(i) and 4(a)(ii); OR 
• one entry under subsection 4(a)(i) and one entry under the AMOE; OR 
• one entry under 4(a)(ii) and one entry under the AMOE; OR 
• two entries under the AMOE.  

If an entrant submits more than one (1) entry under subsection 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(ii), only one will be entered in the drawing.  Entries submitted by an AMOE have an equal opportunity to win the same prize offered to other entries. 

Please see Section 8 below for the schedule of the prize drawing.  All times are expressed in Eastern Standard Time (EST).

5.  Giveaways.  Open only to the first 300 entrants who submit an Entry during the First Entry Period and the first 300 entrants who submit an Entry during the Second Entry Period.  Entrants in each Entry Period include those entering by way of an AMOE.  Only one Entry per person will be accepted for each giveaway.  Gift for each Entry Period consists of a promotional item with an approximate fair market value between $100 and $150.  Sponsor will mail gift to entrants as submissions are received throughout the Entry Periods, but no later than December 10, 2026.  Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, stolen, misdirected, or illegible entries or gift or any other errors or malfunctions of any kind, whether human, mechanical, electronic or otherwise.  Any person who attempts to enter with multiple identities or entries, or does not meet the criteria, will be disqualified and forfeit any gift, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.  Sponsor may interpret these rules in their own discretion.  All other Sweepstakes rules apply to the giveaways to the extent not modified.

6.  Entrant Verification: At the close of the Second Entry Period, Sponsor will review and verify all entries. Any entrant who is found not to be eligible for this Sweepstakes will be disregarded and will not be eligible for the drawing. Ineligible individuals will not receive notification or any correspondence from Sponsor of their ineligible status.

7. At the close of the Second Entry Period, Sponsor will put all eligible entries into a drawing to award one (1) prize, a two (2) year lease of a Ford® Super Duty® F-250® Lariat® truck (details set forth in Sections 8 and 9).  

Sponsor and its agents, affiliates, subsidiaries, representatives and service providers may use entrant’s personal information submitted with entry for purposes of prize fulfillment.  The Sponsor will not sell personal information. 

Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, misdirected, or incomplete entries or invitations, incorrect or inadvertent deletion or filing of an entry, or other errors or malfunctions of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic or otherwise. Proof of submission of entry will not be deemed proof of receipt by the Sponsor. No facsimiles or mechanical reproductions of entries allowed. Submissions become property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Automated entries are prohibited, and any use of automated devices will cause disqualification. Entrants may not enter with multiple identities. Any entrant who attempts to enter under multiple identities, will be disqualified and forfeits any and all prizes won, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.  

8.  Prize Drawing: Individuals who do not follow all of the instructions and/or abide by these Official Rules or other instructions of Sponsor may be disqualified.  The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. 

There will be one (1) winner, randomly selected from among all eligible entrants.  The drawing will be on December 9, 2026, at approximately 11:30 AM EST.  The potential prize winner will be selected as follows: the Sponsor will conduct a random drawing at the previously mentioned time to determine the potential prize winner by randomly selecting one (1) entrant from the eligible entries.  The entry drawn will be a potential winner of the prize, subject to verification.  The potential prize winner will be contacted by phone and/or email by December 9, 2026.  If a potential prize winner cannot be contacted, is deemed ineligible, or fails to claim the prize and sign and return 1) an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release of Liability/Publicity and 2) the requested tax information, within five (5) business days from the time award notification is given, the prize may be forfeited.   Each entrant agrees and acknowledges, as a condition of participating in the Sweepstakes, that to be deemed the winner, he/she is required to sign the Affidavit and tax form.  A potential prize winner’s failure to return all required forms within this time period may result in the potential winner being disqualified and an alternate winner may be determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion and in accordance with the Official Rules.  

If a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, the Sponsor reserves the right to determine an alternate winner by conducting a random drawing from among all remaining eligible entrants.  By participating in this Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees (a) to be bound by these Official Rules; and (b) as between entrant and the Sponsor, the decisions of the Sponsor are final on all matters relating to the Sweepstakes; and (c) in the event that entrant does not comply with these rules, he/she will be disqualified, and the prize (if any) will be forfeited.

The Sponsor reserves at its sole discretion the right to not award a prize or to determine an alternate winner, also subject to verification, in accordance with the Official Rules in the event that a winner has been disqualified, cannot be contacted, or is deemed ineligible for any reason.  

9.  Prize; Taxes: The winner selected at the drawing will receive a fully subsidized two (2) year lease of a Ford Super Duty F-250 Lariat truck, valued at approximately $50,000 US.  The prize offered herein shall be the only prize awarded in this Sweepstakes by the Sponsor.  

The winner must enter into a two-year lease agreement with Ford Motor Credit Company and adhere to all terms and conditions of that lease agreement (“Lease Agreement”).  Prize fulfillment includes the following, which Sponsor may change or clarify in accordance with the Lease Agreement.  The winner is responsible for routine maintenance of the vehicle and is responsible for insuring the vehicle as required by the terms of the Lease Agreement.  The winner will also be responsible for mileage in excess of 15,000 miles per year, at the rate stated in the Lease Agreement, and assumes full responsibility for damage to the vehicle, excess wear and tear charges, and all other liabilities at lease end as specified in the Lease Agreement.  Vehicle will be delivered with standard equipment, as described above; any upgrades and options are at the sole expense of the winner.  Color, package, factory options, and other prize specifics to be determined by Sponsor and are subject to availability.  Sponsor does not make, nor in any manner is it responsible or liable for, any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the vehicle, including, but not limited to, its quality, fitness for purpose, performance, or mechanical condition.  Prize winner must have proof of a valid U.S. driver’s license from their state or place of residence in the United States to take delivery of vehicle; failure to show same may result in prize forfeiture and selection of an alternate winner.  Winner will be responsible for all optional equipment, title, license, insurance, and registration fees required in claiming the vehicle, applicable taxes, as well as all other expenses relating to the receipt and use of prize vehicle, including any travel and transportation costs associated with collecting the vehicle.  All other costs not specifically stated herein are the responsibility of the winner.  Winner will be provided instructions on how to obtain his/her prize vehicle at a dealership to be determined by Sponsor.  Winner must take delivery of vehicle within thirty (30) days of notification that dealership has received the vehicle.  The winner will be solely responsible for all federal, state, and/or local taxes and for any other fees or costs related to or associated with the prize they receive, regardless of whether the prize is used in whole or in part.  All prize details not specified herein are at Sponsor’s sole discretion.

Sponsor will provide the winner with a W-9 form which must be completed and returned to Sponsor for tax reporting purposes.  The winner may be required to provide Sponsor with a valid Social Security number or tax identification number for tax reporting purposes, before the prize is awarded.  If the winner fails to return the form to Sponsor by the requested deadline, prize may be forfeited in Sponsor’s sole discretion.  The winner will be issued an IRS form 1099 for the value of the prize won.  Approximate retail value of the prize will be determined by the latest lease offer supplied by Ford Motor Company at the time of the drawing, but the approximate value of the prize is $50,000.  The difference in value of prize as stated herein and value at time of prize notification, if any, will not be awarded.

Prize is non-transferable, non-assignable, and no cash, cash equivalent, or substitution of prize is offered, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor.  If the prize, or any portion thereof, cannot be awarded for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize with another prize of equal or greater value.  Sponsor will not replace any prize that is lost, damaged or stolen after prize has been given to the winner. THE SWEEPSTAKES AND PRIZE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.  

10.  Release: As a condition of entering this Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees (and agrees to confirm in writing): (a) to release Sponsor and its affiliates, subsidiaries, retailers and agents, and each of their officers, directors, employees and agents, from any and all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or any prize awarded, and further releases and holds Sponsor harmless from liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim, judgment,  or damage incurred with respect to the awarding, receipt, possession and/or use or misuse of any prize, whether caused by negligence or not; and (b) under no circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain a prize for another entrant; and (c) hereby knowingly and expressly waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental, consequential or any other damages; and (d) all causes of action shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (e) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred (if any), excluding attorneys’ fees and court costs. 

11.  Publicity and Personal Information: Except where prohibited by law, the winner grants (and agrees to confirm this grant in writing, if requested) permission for Sponsor and those acting under its authority to use winner’s name, portrait, picture, photograph, voice, likeness, image, and/or statements about this Sweepstakes, and any and all identifying characteristics and biographical information including, but not limited to, the taking of photograph(s) and/or video(s) by Sponsor or its designee, for educational, promotional, publicity, or advertising and promotion purposes, without limitation, and without any further compensation, notice, review, or consent.  The winner grants to Sponsor a royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, and assignable right to use such photograph(s) and/or video(s), including derivative works of the same, in any and all media (including, but not limited to, websites, social media, press releases, and printed publications and materials) now known or hereinafter invented or created without territorial or time limitations and without compensation.  

Personal information collected from entrants is subject to the Sponsor’s Private Policy available at:  Data Privacy (basf.com) (https: www.basf.com/us/en/legal/data-protection.html) which includes a specific Notice for California Residents (CCPA Notice).

12.  General Conditions: Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, undelivered, incorrect or inaccurate entry information however caused, including but not limited to security controls, Internet users, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Sweepstakes or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of the entries. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Sweepstakes or the Official Rules, or any part of it/them, if any fraud, bug, virus, technical failures, error, or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control corrupt, impair, or affect the administration, security, fairness, proper conduct, or the integrity or proper functioning of the Sweepstakes, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In the event of cancellation, Sponsor will randomly award the prize from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to cancellation. Sponsor is not responsible for computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions, or other errors, failures or delays in computer transmissions, the website, or network connections that are human or technical in nature. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process, the website, or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of the Official Rules of this or any other promotion or acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes, including but not limited to multiple entries from the same user from different IP addresses; multiple entries from the same computer in excess of that allowed by these Official Rules; or the use of bots, macros, scripts, or other technical means for entering.  Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of this Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision.  

13.  Binding Arbitration: Entrant agrees that any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Sweepstakes shall be settled by binding arbitration in a location determined by the arbitrator as set forth herein (provided that such location is reasonably convenient for claimant), or at such other location as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties, in accordance with the procedural rules for commercial disputes set forth in the Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures of JAMS (“JAMS Rules and Procedures”) then prevailing, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.  The arbitrator shall be selected pursuant to the JAMS Rules and Procedures.  The arbitrator shall apply North Carolina law for all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and the Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act and applicable statutes of limitation and shall honor claims of privilege recognized at law.  In the event that entrant is able to demonstrate that the costs of arbitration will be prohibitive as compared to the costs of litigation, Sponsor will pay as much of the filing and hearing fees in connection with the arbitration as the arbitrator deems necessary to prevent the arbitration from being cost-prohibitive.  If any part of this arbitration provision is deemed to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal (other than that claims will not be arbitrated on a class or representative basis), or otherwise conflicts with the rules and procedures established by JAMS, then the balance of this arbitration provision shall remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with its terms as if the invalid, unenforceable, illegal, or conflicting provision were not contained herein.  If, however, the portion that is deemed invalid, unenforceable, or illegal is that claims will not be arbitrated on a class or representative basis, then the entirety of this arbitration provision shall be null and void, and neither entrant nor Sponsor shall be entitled to arbitrate the dispute.  Upon filing a demand for arbitration, all parties to such arbitration shall have the right of discovery, which discovery shall be completed with sixty (60) days after the demand for arbitration is made, unless further extended by mutual agreement of the parties.  THE ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES PURSUANT TO THIS PROVISION SHALL BE IN THE ENTRANT’S INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.  THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE OR JOIN THE CLAIMS OF OTHER PERSONS OR PARTIES WHO MAY BE SIMILARLY SITUATED.  ENTRANT SHOULD NOT ENTER THIS SWEEPSTAKES IF HE/SHE DOES NOT AGREE TO HAVE ANY CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARBITRATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE OFFICIAL RULES.  BY PARTICIPATING IN THE SWEEPSTAKES, ENTRANT AGREES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW: (1) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS, AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES, OR ANY PRIZE AWARDED, WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY THROUGH BINDING ARBITRATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION, AND (2) ENTRANT’S REMEDIES ARE LIMITED TO A CLAIM FOR MONEY DAMAGES (IF ANY) AND (3) ENTRANT IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR EQUITABLE RELIEF.  SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH ABOVE AND IN SECTION 10, SO SUCH LANGUAGE MAY NOT APPLY TO EVERY ENTRANT.

14.  Governing Law & Jurisdiction: This Sweepstakes and its Official Rules are governed by U.S. law and are subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.  All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Sweepstakes Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrants and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of North Carolina, U.S.A., without giving effect to the conflict of laws rules thereof, and any matters or proceedings which are not subject to arbitration as set forth in Section 13 of these Official Rules and/or for entering any judgment on an arbitration award, shall take place in the State of North Carolina in the City of Durham

15.  Winner List: To obtain the name of the winner, mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Shane Dailey, BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC, PO Box 12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27713-2847.  Requests must be received by January 10, 2027.

Always read and follow label directions. Revylok, Revytek, and Veltyma are registered trademarks of BASF.  Ford, Super Duty, F-250, and Lariat are registered trademarks of the Ford Motor Company.  Neither Ford nor the Ford Motor Credit Company are a sponsor of the 2026 BASF Real Results Corn and Soybean Yield Challenge Sweepstakes.  ©2026 BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC.  All rights reserved.