Editor’s note: The Farm Progress Show is Aug. 27-29 in Boone, Iowa. Visit FarmProgressShow.com.

There’s more to see than machinery at the Farm Progress Show. Special company exhibits will feature living plants that showcase various concepts and technologies. Plan to spend some time in these plots and see what you can learn.

Here is a brief peek at must-see plots:

BASF. Three different demonstrations sit side by side on a quarter-acre plot. One will showcase BASF seed treatment products, including Ilevo, Vault IP Plus, Obvius Plus and Poncho/Votivo. See them compared to an untreated check and competitive products. Storyboards will highlight differences from emergence to showtime.

A second demonstration will showcase the genetics behind BASF Xitavo Enlist 3 soybeans developed for 2025. Get a peek at these 12 products — half treated with Revytek fungicide and Renestra insecticide, and half left untreated.

The final demo will highlight management opportunities with two of the 2025 Xitavo products by varying three practices: seeding rates, irrigation, and disease and insect protection. Also, learn how to make better decisions on variety placement using BASF’s Variety Profile Index system and its Xarvio Seed Select tool.

Bayer. “Acres of Potential’ is the theme for this year’s Bayer exhibit. A walk-through display will combine a series of plots with multiple opportunities for interacting with Bayer employees, many of whom work behind the scenes in product research and development. Be sure to allow time to visit Bayer’s plots and exhibit at this year’s show.

Spraytec. See corn and soybeans in Spraytec’s 80-by-30-foot plot. Walk through and visit with company representatives. Plots will also be signed. Spraytec’s product line, including Fulltec Adjuvant technology, was applied at appropriate growth stages.

“We’re going to showcase how our products can be helpful with plant health and nutrition, generating a higher yield at the end of the season,” says Renato Firmento, finance and operations manager for Spraytec.

Stine Seeds. Do you want to see short-stature corn? Or compare corn in 30-inch and 15-inch rows? Then David Thompson of Stine Seeds suggests you stop by the company’s plots near the Stine exhibit on 13th Street. Four hybrids will showcase various technologies: MX445-G with glyphosate tolerance, 9808E-20 with aboveground insect protection, 9752-32 with above- and belowground insect protection, and 9753-20 with aboveground insect protection. Hybrids were planted in relative height order to make comparisons easily.

Five of Stine’s best-performing Enlist E3 varieties planted May 29 make up the soybean plot: 19EG92, 23EH92, 25EG23, 27EG22 and 32EH29. Maturities range from late Group 1 to early Group 3. Planted in 30-inch rows at 130,000 seeds per acre, you can also evaluate weed control.