Between the Rows

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 position BeeHero at the center of conversations that matter for the agtech ecosystem and beyond.

Between the Rows is a business podcast hosted by BeeHero, with 6 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

BeeHero hosts Between the Rows, a business show with 6 episodes published.

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  Episode #6

  AgTech Meets Reality: What Actually Works on the Farm

  Apr 29, 20261 hourS1

  <p>In this episode of Between the Rows, Itai Kanot sits down with Walt Duflock, Senior Vice President of Innovation at Western Growers.</p><p>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 to adopt new technologies.</p><p>The conversation dives into the current state of the agtech ecosystem, including the sharp drop in investment from $53B in 2021 to around $10B in 2025, and what that reset means for...

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  Episode #5

  Beekeeping Under Pressure

  Mar 19, 202657 minS1

  <p>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.</p><p>Recorded at the tail end of almond pollination season in California, this discussion goes beyond the surface. We talk about what actually happened this season, how weather timing impacted bloom and bee activity, and what growers and beekeepers experienced on the ground.</p><p>Chris brings a rare perspective—running a large-scale beekeeping operation across...

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  Episode #4

  Policy, Bees, and Power

  Oct 6, 202543 minS1

  <p>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 <b>Itai Kanot</b> sits down with <b>Secretary Karen Ross</b>, who has led the California Department of Food and Agriculture since 2011, to discuss the intersection of <b>policy, pollination, and progress</b>.</p><p>From her upbringing on a Nebraska family farm to shaping the future of the world’s fifth-largest economy, Secretary Ross shares an insider’s view of:</p>The realities behind <b>water scarcity</b>, <b>labor costs</b>, and <b>mar...

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  Episode #3

  Pollination Around the World: Beekeeping in Australia

  Aug 28, 202543 minS1

  <p>AHBIC CEO and AgriFutures Deputy Chair <b>Danny Le Feuvre</b> 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 <b>bee shortage</b> 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 <b>varroa</b> journey and the shift to transition-to-management, plus what’s next for biosecurity on the ground. Danny shares a clear-eyed view of <b>honey prices</b> and margins, and...

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  Episode #2

  Startups in the Soil - Why AgTech Is Booming

  Aug 7, 202526 minS1

  <p>What does it really take to build an agtech company that scales — and actually works for growers?</p><p>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.</p><p>They dig into what makes agtech different, how trust is built in the field, and what the future of a fully digitized farm might look like. Plus: advice for founders, overlooked crops, and a...

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