From Pod Shatter to Clubroot Resistance: InVigor Celebrates 30 Years

InVigor is celebrating 30 years in Canadian agriculture, marking three decades of change in both canola production and the hybrids farmers grow. BASF InVigor Marketing Manager Blaine Woycheshin has been along for nearly the entire ride, working with InVigor since 1997. “Old dogs never die. InVigor has been my life. Obviously, it's been a lot of fun, but we're not done. We've got a lot to offer growers, and I think we have a lot of things we can bring out in the future,” says Woycheshin. For Woycheshin, one of the biggest moments in his years working with InVigor came in 2014, with technology that helped change how growers harvest canola. That future includes three new InVigor hybrids for 2027, with a focus on yield, earlier maturity and disease management. Among them is InVigor L342PC, a next-generation, second-generation clubroot-resistant hybrid with different genetics than two existing options. “We're bred from a different genetic source, so we're very excited for growers because if you're battling clubroot, we have today, we have 3 strong second-gen hybrids for predominantly the Alberta area, but this is another tool in helping manage it because it's different.” InVigor L346PC and InVigor Choice LR347PC are the other two InVigor hybrids being introduced in 2027.