BeeHero

Between the Rows

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Between the Rows is BeeHero’s official podcast — a thought leadership platform exploring the intersections of pollination, agriculture, sustainability, innovation, and the human stories behind it all. Each month (or twice monthly), the podcast will feature short-form, in-person conversations (15–20 minutes) with a wide variety of guests: growers, beekeepers, researchers, investors, technologists, policymakers, and other key voices shaping the future of agriculture. The goal is to elevate dialogue across disciplines while remaining grounded in the field — literally and figuratively — and to pos...

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AgTech Meets Reality: What Actually Works on the Farm 29.04.2026 1:00:23

In this episode of Between the Rows , Itai Kanot sits down with Walt Duflock, Senior Vice President of Innovation at Western Growers. Walt works at the intersection of growers, automation, and agtech — helping bridge the gap between innovation and real-world farming. Together, they explore what’s actually driving decisions on the farm today, from labor and water challenges to the growing pressure...

Beekeeping Under Pressure 19.03.2026 57:11

In this episode of Between the Rows , I sit down with Chris Hiatt—one of the most prominent commercial beekeepers in the U.S. and former President of the American Honey Producers Association—for a candid conversation on the realities of modern beekeeping. Recorded at the tail end of almond pollination season in California, this discussion goes beyond the surface. We talk about what actually happen...

Policy, Bees, and Power 06.10.2025 42:36

California’s agriculture feeds the nation — but it’s also facing some of its toughest challenges yet. In this thought-provoking episode, BeeHero Co-Founder and CGO Itai Kanot sits down with Secretary Karen Ross , who has led the California Department of Food and Agriculture since 2011, to discuss the intersection of policy, pollination, and progress . From her upbringing on a Nebraska family farm...

Pollination Around the World: Beekeeping in Australia 28.08.2025 43:10

AHBIC CEO and AgriFutures Deputy Chair Danny Le Feuvre joins me to compare the realities of beekeeping in Australia and the U.S. We trace Danny’s path from commercial beekeeper to industry leader, then dig into this season’s bee shortage for almonds—what drove it, how better grower–beekeeper contracting and communication can help, and what longer-term fixes look like. We unpack Australia’s varroa...

Startups in the Soil - Why AgTech Is Booming 07.08.2025 26:29

What does it really take to build an agtech company that scales — and actually works for growers? In this episode of Between the Rows , Itai Kanot sits down with Iftach Birger, CEO and Co-Founder of Fieldin, to talk about the journey from growing up on a farm in Israel to leading one of the most widely deployed smart-farming platforms in the world. They dig into what makes agtech different, how tr...

Pollination at the Crossroads of Innovation and Sustainability (with Mel Machado) 12.06.2025 34:47

In this first episode of Between the Rows , host Itai Kanot sits down with industry leader Mel Machado , Chief Agricultural Officer at Blue Diamond Growers, to explore the evolving world of agriculture, pollination, and sustainability. From bee health to grower-beekeeper relationships, from the role of technology in modern farming to the changing dynamics of the almond industry — this candid conve...