If people turn to Bayer for what ails them, why can't plants? Bayer CropScience, a part of German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer Group, is a leading producer of agricultural chemicals. The company's Crop Protection unit makes fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides. Bayer CropScience also operates units that focus on non-crop chemicals (such as consumer lawn products) and genetically modified seeds. The company ranks as the #2 crop protection firm worldwide, behind Syngenta, and operates worldwide. In moves designed to expand its reach and lessen its reliance on traditional agrochemicals, Bayer has been building up both its seeds business and BioScience unit (seed and trait technologies).