One of the coolest things we’ve done here at the 2006 Citrus Expo is introduce the first Florida farm podcast. I mentioned previously that Southeast AgNet was going to get started in the podcast realm and that happened today with the introduction of a series of interviews that are available through the Citrus Expo Podcast.

All of Southeast AgNet’s on-air programs are short out of necessity since radio stations today just don’t program long form farm shows. Podcasting will now allow the company to make more use of the full interviews they conduct. That’s one of the joys of podcasting. There really isn’t a strict format you have to follow. Additionally, they’ll have a mechanism to reach growers and producers who don’t have a local radio station affiliate of the network to listen to. In fact, one of the audiences they’re targeting is an international one, especially South America where there is a huge interest in the citrus industry.

So, the Citrus Expo Podcast contains 12 audio interviews that were conducted over the last couple days here in Ft. Myers by myself, Randall Weiseman, Lee McCoy and Gary Cooper. Growers (or anyone interested) will be able to use their computer’s iTunes or whatever software they have to subscribe using this file: http://www.agnetonline.com/citrus-expo-podcast.xml.

This first podcasting effort has provided the company with a quality product for current and potential listeners and allowed it to learn how to produce and maintain programming for internet delivery. I’m sure we can expect to see more from Southeast AgNet in the future!