Think 4-H is just showing cattle? Think again! Special guests Danielle Walker and Taylor Chastain join hosts Sal Sama and Jeff Jarrett in the podcast room for today’s episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies. Taylor and Danielle are both extension educators for Purdue University, and Danielle also serves as their Ag and Natural Resources educator and Interim CEO.

Danielle and Taylor will tell us about their roles as extension educators, and you’ll also learn more about the ag and natural resources role. You’ll also learn about the Purdue extension service and the variety of ways they are able to provide resources to growers. From Legos to collections, Danielle and Taylor will share about the variety of projects available in the 4-H program. One day, extension educators will answer questions about potholders and the next day, they’ll have questions about bag worms. “It’s like every day is Trivial Pursuit for an extension educator!”

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Where might diesel prices be headed? Special guests, Chad Stuckwisch and Todd Masten join hosts Jeff Jarrett and Sal Sama in the podcast room for this episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies. Todd serves as the Business Development Manager and Chad is an energy sales and account manager for Premier Energy.

In addition to learning about the Premier Energy division itself, you’ll learn about Chad and Todd’s education and career path. You’ll hear how CountryMark’s private pipeline and premium products stands out against competition and the support system that exists to track product from the ground to the pump. You’ll also learn how growers can lock in diesel prices which can help growers budget and potentially save money. You’ll also learn how Premier Connect can help with budgeting, paying bills, and ordering fuel. “We’re pretty well the one stop shop for anything a farmer or commercial place would need, anywhere from diesel fuel to the DEF, oil, grease, antifreeze, wiper fluid… anything that’s in a typical vehicle.”

How do we build up agriculture economic development? Returning guest, Don Lamb joins hosts Sal Sama and Jeff Jarrett in the podcast room for today’s episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies. As you may remember, Don is the Director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture.

In addition to sharing about his career background and what his role looks like on a day-to-day basis, he’ll discuss why Indiana’s department of agriculture is so special. You’ll also hear how Don and “Team Ag Indiana” were able to successfully deliver a pitch to bring a USDA hub to Indiana and potential benefits to Indiana growers to have them local. Don will also explain his thoughts around successfully tracking and managing agriculture economic development despite urban sprawl and large industrial sites. “When I think about… economic development and agriculture, the doing should be happening locally… Get active.”