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06/04/2026

We talk with WSTFA President Jon DeVaney, WA State Fruit Commission President Eric Patrick, and WSU's Jeremy Tamsen.

04/07/2026

This episode of Bearing Fruit shares some conversations we had with folks at December's WSTFA Annual Meeting in Wenatchee, along with a chat I had with a WSTFA lobbyist during Tree Fruit Day in Olympia last month. 

02/23/2026

The February edition of Bearing Fruit podcast!

This episode of Bearing Fruit shares some conversations we had with folks at December's WSTFA Annual Meeting in Wenatchee, along with a chat I had with a WSTFA lobbyist during Tree Fruit Day in Olympia last month. 

01/15/2025

The Potato Expo in Orlando was a huge success! If you missed it, plan on attending next year in Texas!
National Potato Council

Kam Quarles, CEO of the National Potato Council, was extremely happy with this year's Potato Expo in Orlando, Florida and with the turnout.

10/22/2024

If you haven't made your plans to attend, now is the time to do so!! The Potato Expo 2025, in January, in Orlando, Florida!

Listen up potato industry folks, if you haven’t yet done so, the November 1st deadline for the Potato Expo in Orlando, Florida is fast approaching.

08/08/2024

The latest edition of the Bearing Fruit podcast is out, and is your chance to meet the new leadership and changes at Pear Bureau Northwest. We are joined by new Pres/CEO CarrieAnn Arias to talk about her new post. We also touch base with Pear Bureau's International Marketing Director, Jeff Correa about his new role as Manager of the Fresh Pear Committee. That and more on Bearing Fruit!
Check it out on Buzzsprout, Spotify, or Apple podcast sites.
Meet the New Leadership at Pear Bureau Northwest

Bearing Fruit comes from the Pacific Time Zone, in Washington state, USA. I am Bob Larson, host of Bearing Fruit, brought to you by the Washington State Tree Fruit Association. To begin with, Bearing Fruit will be a monthly, 30 minute +/- podcast....

07/18/2024

https://www.aginfo.net/report/60175/Washington-State-Farm-Bureau-Report/ZONING-PROBLEMS-Pt-2

Some folks in the Walla Walla valley have concerns about potential zoning changes, currently under review, that would allow RV lots in agricultural zones that could destroy the agricultural and historic value in the heart of the Cayuse homeland.

07/02/2024

More crippling regulations for farmers? Sure, why not!

Riparian report reads like a slimmer version of 2022 buffer bills.

06/26/2024

The latest Bearing Fruit podcast for your listening pleasure! Are Honeybee Populations in Crisis?

We kick things off with WSTFA President Jon DeVaney to talk about tree fruit harvest that are underway or soon to begin. We follow up with Todd Myers, Senior Vice President of Research at the Washington Policy Center, a beekeeper himself, about th...

06/07/2024

Pretty interesting research on why Chinook salmon numbers are struggling.

A Save Family Farming Research Paper | October 2023 Chinook salmon are unique. They are the largest, most preferred salmon among seafood lovers. They are important to indigenous peoples economically and culturally. But, unlike all other Pacific salmon species, Chinook are struggling. Will the favore...