BASF introduces new InVigor Gold canola seed hybrid for the 2027 season

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, June 4, 2026 – BASF introduces InVigor^® Gold L322, the first hybrid released in BASF’s breakthrough innovation in canola seed. Designed to unlock the full genetic potential of canola quality Brassica juncea and expand U.S. canola acreage, InVigor Gold L322 will first be available for Montana in 2027, pending final regulatory approvals.

InVigor Gold hybrid canola seed expands the trusted InVigor portfolio by delivering consistent performance and yield stability across a wider range of growing conditions as shown in BASF’s field trials. Designed to thrive in more arid conditions with higher heat and on lower organic matter soils, InVigor Gold L322 helps growers succeed where canola has not traditionally fit.

“InVigor Gold L322 represents a major step forward in helping farmers do the biggest job on Earth by expanding where canola can successfully grow in the U.S.,” said Albre Brown, Canola Marketing Manager for BASF Agricultural Solutions. “InVigor Gold L322 is a key addition to BASF's impressive line of InVigor hybrids, the most trusted canola seed on the market for over 25 years.”

With earlier maturity allowing the crop to flower earlier and finish faster, InVigor Gold L322 is well suited for warmer and drier environments and represents the earliest maturing hybrid in the InVigor portfolio to date. Combined with native pod shatter tolerance and LibertyLink^® weed control, InVigor Gold L322 will provide Montana growers with a new rotational option that adds flexibility, profitability and whole farm productivity.

For more information, contact your local retailer or visit or visit InVigor Gold.

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About BASF’s Agricultural Solutions division

Everything we do, we do for the love of farming. Farming is fundamental to provide sufficient and affordable food for a rapidly growing population, while reducing environmental impacts. That’s why we are working with partners and experts to integrate sustainability criteria into all business decisions. With €990 million in 2025, we invest in a strong R&D pipeline, and our solutions are purpose-designed for different crop systems. Connecting seeds and traits, crop protection products, digital tools and sustainability approaches, to help deliver the best possible outcomes for farmers, growers and stakeholders along the value chain. In 2025, our business generated sales of €9.6 billion. For more information, please agriculture.basf.us or our social media channels. 

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 15,600 employees in North America and had sales of $18.1 billion in 2025. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.com/us.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Our ambition: We want to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 108,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises, as core businesses, the segments Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, and Nutrition & Care; our standalone businesses are bundled in the segments Surface Technologies and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of around €60 billion in 2025. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States. Further information at www.basf.com.