A podcast with everything you expect from Good Fruit Grower — interviews with progressive growers and fruit industry leaders, along with updates from the suppliers who want to help your business succeed — now available for listening in your truck or tractor or to watch online in video format!

]]>https://goodfruit.com/sound-bitesRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Tue, 27 Oct 2026 02:46:49 GMTThu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:24 GMT60Good Fruit Grower<p>A podcast with everything you expect from <i><em>Good Fruit Grower</em></i> — interviews with progressive growers and fruit industry leaders, along with updates from the suppliers who want to help your business succeed — now available for listening in your truck or tractor or to watch online in video format!</p>episodicGood Fruit Growerkate@goodfruit.comnoThe 2026 FIRA-USA conference brought all kinds of ag tech equipment and conversation to Yakima, Washington, this week. We cover some breaking news from Reservoir Farms and take a deep dive into what automation adoption means for a company's culture with Derek Tomasini of Stemilt Growers. 

]]>https://goodfruit.com/sound-bites/4a817a92-8c02-4e8c-a1f5-96830744b3b1Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:29:49 GMT<p>The 2026 FIRA-USA conference brought all kinds of ag tech equipment and conversation to Yakima, Washington, this week. We cover some breaking news from Reservoir Farms and take a deep dive into what automation adoption means for a company's culture with Derek Tomasini of Stemilt Growers. </p>no00:28:4012Ep. 2: News and navigating ag tech at FIRA-USA fullIn this inaugural episode of Sound Bites, the podcast from Good Fruit Grower, we talk to Paul Cathcart, area manager for Washington Fruit Growers, about his approach to ag tech and his advice for growers heading to the FIRA-USA tech conference in Yakima, Washington, Oct. 20–22. The episode also features a sponsor spotlight conversation with Jim Adams from Willow Drive Nursery. 

]]>https://goodfruit.com/sound-bites/45f373b0-f16a-4905-a60d-119898027cf7Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT<p>In this inaugural episode of Sound Bites, the podcast from <i><em>Good Fruit Grower</em></i>, we talk to Paul Cathcart, area manager for Washington Fruit Growers, about his approach to ag tech and his advice for growers heading to the FIRA-USA tech conference in Yakima, Washington, Oct. 20–22. The episode also features a sponsor spotlight conversation with Jim Adams from Willow Drive Nursery. </p>no00:21:1711Ep. 1: Talking tech with Paul CathcartfullWe're putting the final touches on something new here at Good Fruit Grower and we can't wait to share it with you. While we get get the first episode ready for next week, we wanted to share a little introduction to the podcast, our new studio, and other new things around the Washington State Fruit Commission building in Yakima. That includes new president Eric Patrick, who joins managing editor Shannon Dininny for this special mini-episode.

]]>f8d2b7da-b01d-46d2-aab4-3e22c4c94d23Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:47:20 GMT<p>We're putting the final touches on something new here at Good Fruit Grower and we can't wait to share it with you. While we get get the first episode ready for next week, we wanted to share a little introduction to the podcast, our new studio, and other new things around the Washington State Fruit Commission building in Yakima. That includes new president Eric Patrick, who joins managing editor Shannon Dininny for this special mini-episode.</p>no00:04:341A sneak peak with Eric Patrickfull