The new soybean seed treatment pre-mix from Syngenta, CruiserMaxx APX provides the highest level of performance of Pythium and Phytophthora protection. Every seed is granted the same amount of active ingredients to help prevent major seed-borne diseases and early-season insects and give the soybeans every opportunity to thrive.

Salin 247 presents their prototype small scale, fully autonomous electric planter. Thanks to its 10kw battery, the planter is capable of running continuously for more than an 1 hour per charge, while reducing compaction and maintaining soil health. While the prototype is a hybrid model allowing for up to 12 hours with its gas generator, the ultimate goal is a fully electric, battery powered planter.

Ostara's Crystal Green is a new 100% plant-available high-efficiency phosphate fertilizer. The fertilizer only releases nutrients while root growth occurs; the organic acids break down the Crystal Green granule providing immediate phosphates for the plant. Crystal Green reduces soil tie-up, run off and leeching, feeding the nutrients to the crops instead of the soil.

Vice President of Production Strategy Aaron Kelley details the growth that NewLeaf Symbiotics has achieved over the past few years, while expanding their seed treatment product lines. Their new offerings include the biological product line, Terrasym, microbial inoculants which use a pink pigmented facultative methylotrophs (PPFMs) also known as M-trophs, to benefit crops in a multitude of ways from planting to harvest.

Jayson Conway, of J. Assy, gives us our first look at Visum Airflow, which launched at the Farm Progress Show. The wireless blockage monitoring system for an airflow or air boom piece of equipment is resistant to dust, dirt, water and corrosion.

Doug Little, BASF soybean seed marketing manager, provides an update on 10 new soybean varieties hitting the market for 2023. The varieties include the Enlist E3 triple-stack herbicide-tolerant trait to enhance soybean weed control.

Mark Lussier, Mandako VP of Sales, shows off the Mandako Storm Vertical-Tillage unit. Storm comes in various sizes from 13-40 feet and features 0-14 feet adjustable tool bars to change angles on the fly. The Storm Vertical-Tillage Unit also offers minimal or no-tillage options via their 13W concave blades.

Charles City, Virginia's David Hula holds the all-time world corn yield record of 616 bushels, which was set in 2019. Soil health specialist James Hoorman breaks down Hula's management practices and keys to success.