Greenhouse Grower to Grower Podcast: The IR-4 Project’s Jerry Baron on the Evolution of Crop Protection in the Specialty Crops Market
October 12, 2025 
Greenhouse Grower has entered the world of podcasts with the launch of our “Greenhouse Grower to Grower” series. In the podcast, which will be delivered every other week, we talk to growers from across the controlled-environment industry about market trends, innovation, their biggest challenges and opportunities, and more.
Later this year, Jerry Baron will wrap up his tenure as executive director of the IR-4 Project, a USDA-funded program that facilities the EPA registration of crop protection products for specialty or minor crops. Jerry has been involved in specialty agriculture for many years, and I recently caught up with him to talk about his background in pest management at The Ohio State University, how IR-4’s mission has evolved over the years, and how he sees the crop protection industry continuing to innovate as it moves into the future.
You can listen to the episode here, or you can find it wherever you listen to podcasts. We hope you enjoy it!
If you’d like to be a guest on a future episode, or you have someone on your growing team who would be an interesting guest, email me at [email protected].
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