We’re talking about AI, but it might not be the AI you’re thinking of. Returning guest Kyle Schonert joins hosts Jeff Jarrett and Sal Sama for this episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies.

Special and returning guest Ryan Batt has taken Jeff and Sal out of the podcast room for this episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies. In addition to learning how and why a single cow can lose that much weight overnight, you’ll learn how the animals are stored prior to going to the sale ring and what it takes to run a busy market day.

Guess who’s back. Glenn’s back! Sal Sama is the solo host today joined by special guest, Glenn Longabaugh, for this episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies.

“Everyone’s wondering where’s this market gonna go?”  Sal’s the lone host for today’s episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies, but he’s in good company with fan favorite Aaron Bledsoe joining him in the podcast room. 

How can you identify a tar spot from 90 feet above a field?  With Taranis! On today's episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies, Brad and Cory will share how Taranis is able to utilize their drones to scout their fields and why it offers more information to a grower than just seeing the crop from a four wheeler.  You’ll also learn about the history of Taranis, how they hire their drone pilots, and get a glimpse into where AI could be utilized more in the agriculture industry.

In today's episode of The High Ground, host Sal Salma with special guests Drew Schumacher and Blake Albrecht, will share about soil sampling and how Rogo Ag can remove the human error element in soil sampling and help farmers learn how to apply fertilizer more accurately. 

What have we learned from the 2025 answer plots? While Jeff is probably off doing his hair, host Sal Sama is joined in the podcast room by the fan favorite, Glenn Longabaugh. Glenn is famous for being the Technical Agronomist for Premier Companies, and he’s also an amateur investigator for crop damage caused by animals.

Sal, Jeff, and Jay will dig into the connection between northern lights and farming equipment in addition to discussing draper header versus auger headers.  Whether you’re a grower or just an equipment fanatic, you’ll love this episode of The High Ground!

There’s something exciting about this episode!  It’s number 200!  To help us celebrate, special guest Harold Cooper joins hosts Jeff Jarrett and Sal Sama in the podcast room.  As you may remember from previous episodes, Harold is the CEO of Premier Companies who’s been with the podcast from the very beginning and with the company for about 25 years.

Whether or not you’ve had a background in government, if you’re considering a role in agriculture account management, this episode is one you’ll not want to miss! Isaac Murdock, featured employee, joins host Sal Sama and Jeff Jarrett in the podcast room for today’s episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies.

Have you ever thought about where your electricity comes from? Today, you’ll learn about REMC’s expansion into fiber optic broadband services and how soon they will be able to offer that service to their entire territory. Mark McKinney, President and CEO of Jackson County REMC, joins host Sal Sama in the podcast room for today’s episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies.

Hosts Jeff Jarrett and Sal Sama are joined by special guest Daryl Schmitt in the podcast room for this episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies. Daryl is the Indiana State Senator for District 48 and is also known as Daryl-The-Farmer and Daryl-Just-Tryin’-To-Help. You’ll hear about Daryl’s career progression from working on the farm to a career as a state senator and how he’s been able to advocate for rural Southern Indiana in the state government. As Sal says, “It’s important for us… to have somebody in the state government that understands farming.”