Crop Science
Produce More. Restore Nature. Scale Regenerative Agriculture. That's our vision for the future of farming in the UK and Ireland. At Bayer, we’re working together with a growing number of farmers and partners to make that a reality - a future where farming in the UK produces more and restores more at the same time.
Bayer’s Crop Science division is a world-leading agriculture business in the core fields of seeds, traits, crop protection, and digital. Beyond these fields, we work on solutions which include segments like crop fertility & biologicals, biofuels, carbon farming, precision application services, and digital platforms & marketplaces. To accelerate the delivery of solutions that growers need, we are investing more than 2 billion euros every year in our industry-leading pipeline. We combine our own research and development with external partners that are pioneering innovations and technologies. Collaborations with researchers, start-ups and institutes range from technology licenses to partnerships, early-stage investments and joint ventures through the impact investment unit Leaps by Bayer.
“Our mission is to offer farmers innovative solutions that help them grow more and restore more at the same time. With ours high-yielding seeds, effective crop protection products, and our digital tools, we support a resilient and sustainable food supply in UK and Ireland.”
Our Commitment to Innovation
Our Crop Science division is one of UK’s leading provider of innovative solutions in seeds, crop protection products and digital services. As a global agricultural leader, we strive to empower UK and Irish farmers to achieve optimal harvests each season and promote sustainable growth for their businesses and communities. We are dedicated to ensuring bountiful harvests today while leaving the planet in better condition for tomorrow.
We are committed to research and development, ensuring our offerings meet the evolving needs of the agricultural sector. Our expertise spans across:
- Seeds & Traits: Through traditional and advanced breeding techniques, as well as research in biotechnology, we’re developing seeds and traits that provide farmers with new solutions. By making use of the genetic diversity, we’re building crops that combat environmental challenges - like pests, disease, and drought - while providing more choice for consumers.
- Crop Protection: Our researchers are using data science each day to target, test, and select only the molecules with the most favorable toxicological profiles for our crop protection products, helping farmers defend their crops against weeds, disease, and harmful insects and fungi. New methods ensure farmers have the most effective and environmentally sustainable tools to grow enough while using fewer natural resources.
- Digital Solutions: Using AI and software tools that integrate data from farm equipment, satellites, field sensors, irrigation systems, drones, and other input sources, we’re empowering farmers to make better decisions through data science and predictive analytics. With detailed, real-time assessments of growing conditions and crop health, our digital tools support a sustainable, abundant harvest.
In addition, we also actively engage with farmers, agronomists, researchers, and industry stakeholders to promote best practices and knowledge sharing.
We are committed to research and development, ensuring our offerings meet the evolving needs of the agricultural sector. Our expertise spans across:
Through these efforts, we are dedicated to delivering a combination of unmatched innovation that goes hand in hand with key regenerative practices to help address two of the biggest challenges of our time: ensuring food security for a growing population and fighting climate change.