Meister Media Launches Growing Produce Podcast, Spotlighting the People Shaping American Fruit and Vegetable Production

The Growing Produce Podcast features the editors of American Fruit Grower, Western Fruit Grower, and American Vegetable Grower in a new twice-monthly show.

WILLOUGHBY, OH, UNITED STATES, October 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Meister Media Worldwide (MMW), the leading agriculture media and events company, announced the launch of the Growing Produce Podcast, a new twice-monthly audio show that expands the Growing Produce digital brand into podcasting. Produced by the editorial teams of American Fruit Grower, Western Fruit Grower, and American Vegetable Grower, the show unpacks the stories, science and business behind every crop, with the growers, scientists and operators shaping American fruit and vegetable production.

The Growing Produce Podcast is built for the commercial fruit and vegetable industry, a sector that generates billions of dollars in annual production and sustains thousands of operations across the U.S. The new show features stories of growers, researchers, retailers and agribusiness professionals in the kind of long-form conversations that don’t always fit on the printed page.

The Growing Produce Podcast is hosted by Carol Miller, editor of American Vegetable Grower, and Crystal Nay, editor of American Fruit Grower and Western Fruit Grower, with additional episodes featuring other editors from the Growing Produce brands. In the launch episode, Miller visits Bob Jones Jr. at The Chef’s Garden in Huron, Ohio. The farm is exploring the connections among flavor, nutrition, soil health and growing practices, and asking whether growers can produce a better vegetable and prove that it’s better.

“American produce is a bigger, more complicated business than most people realize,” said Carol Miller, editor of American Vegetable Grower. “I’ve spent years talking to the growers, scientists and others impacting the industry, and this podcast is a way to bring those conversations to a much wider audience in an on-the-go format.”

Upcoming episodes include American Vegetable Grower’s 2026 Grower Achievement Award winner, the issues reshaping vegetable production, a citrus-industry conversation on grower decision-making, a labor-practices story at a specialty-crop operation, a climate adaptation discussion with a leading researcher, and a blueberry-breeding story tied to a new retail launch.

“Agriculture has great conversations everywhere – in the field, in the lab, at shows, wherever the industry is present,” said Crystal Nay, editor of American Fruit Grower and Western Fruit Grower. “We’re keeping those conversations going, and we’re inviting listeners to join us. Farming decisions aren’t made in a vacuum, and who doesn’t love a good ag chat?”

Sponsorship opportunities are available to agribusiness partners looking to reach the commercial fruit and vegetable audience in a new channel, including 30-second episode spots and fully sponsored Special Editions. Interested partners can contact their Meister Media sales representative for details.

The Growing Produce Podcast launches October 6, 2026, with new episodes released twice a month. Listeners can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and all major podcast platforms, or stream episodes directly at GrowingProduce.com.

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