The HIGH GROUND
The Latest Episode Recaps.
July 1, 2022
As you’ll hear on today’s episode of The High Ground, hosted by Sal Sama and Ryan Priest and powered by Premier Companies, technology and farming go hand in hand.
June 27, 2022
With the temperature touching 90 degrees, it’s a great time to be talking about home heat. On this episode of The High Ground, powered by Premier Companies, Sal Sama and Ryan Priest chat with Scott Heyne in LP sales for commercial and residential customers.
June 15, 2022
To click or not to click? Matt Persinger, Information Technology Manager, knows.
June 7, 2022
How do you go from parking your farm equipment on someone’s windshield as an intern to the CEO of an industry-leading company?
May 31, 2022
What do we do about this late planting? To provide his grower and agronomist’s perspective, Glenn Longabaugh joins hosts Sal Sama and Ryan Priest on today’s episode of The High Ground, powered by Premier Companies.
May 24, 2022
What does the future hold? Leah Anderson joins hosts Ryan Priest and Sal Sama on this episode of The High Ground, powered by Premier Companies, to give a look into how we can become better planners.
May 16, 2022
Are you looking to get into the agronomy business? Premier Companies can help!
May 11, 2022
On this week’s episode of the High Ground, powered by Premier Companies, hosts Ryan Priest and Sal Sama talk with returning guest Aaron Bledsoe about the latest USDA report.
May 2, 2022
On this week’s episode of the High Ground, powered by Premier Companies, hosts Ryan Priest and Sal Sama talk with Ryan Furr, Owner and Creative Director at Ryan Furr Creative. From video and podcast production to social media and photography, Ryan’s done a little bit of everything.
April 25, 2022
On today’s episode, hosts Ryan Priest and Sal Sama speak with Jerry Boger, Director of Safety and Risk Management. When you’re connected to the agriculture industry, there are some safety concerns by default. That’s why Premier Companies chooses to participate with a national organization called ResponsibleAg.
April 20, 2022
If you’re curious about short corn, ways to grow more on an acre of ground, labor shortages, production, and supply chain challenges, you’ll learn about that and more on today’s episode!
April 18, 2022
Is corn still the king? Will high prices kill high prices? On this episode of The High Ground, powered by Premier Companies, guest Aaron Bledsoe joins hosts Ryan Priest and Sal Sama.
April 1, 2022
Need a laugh? Looking to get to know our hosts and pick up a couple Googling strategies? You’ll get it all on today’s episode.
March 28, 2022
If you’re a grower trying to balance using nitrogen, new technology, and nutrient placing and timing, you’re in good company.
March 21, 2022
Why is getting your CDL like trying to swat flies with 2x4s? To discuss just that hosts Ryan Priest and Sal Sama have brought in Premier Ag employees Brian Scheid and David Grubbs.
March 18, 2022
Together, Ryan, Sal, and Ash cover topics related to domestic oil production and the changes taking place in crude sourcing.
March 16, 2022
Aaron Bledsoe joins us with an update on the USDA report and stock movements. We'll discuss crop prices 2021 vs. 2022, market volatility, the drop in South American crops, and a better outlook on corn.
March 14, 2022
Topics include: how the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is affecting the global market and fertilizer supply, where we get urea, pot ash, and phosphates, and how we are keeping up with demand, and how this situation differs from the market in 2008.













