Why is insurance so expensive? Christina Lauber joins hosts Jeff Jarrett and Sal Sama for today’s episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies. Christina is the Assistant Vice President for Lockton Companies which works with companies across the US to help them build out their health and insurance programs.

You’ll hear how Christina went from wanting to be an actress to working in recruitment and ultimately ended up working for an insurance broker. Sal, Jeff, and Christina will dig into the various factors that have led to an increase in insurance costs and some of the things we employers and consumers can do to have an impact on our healthcare journeys. You’ll also learn about the offerings Premier has for their employees and why they feel it’s so important to set the bar high with both pay and benefits. “I’m… blown away by your company and the approach that the leadership team does take… I think Harold just has a commitment and a passion for doing the right thing for his people.”

The man, the myth, and the legend returns! Glenn Longabaugh returns to the podcast room with hosts Jeff Jarrett and Sal Sama for this episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies. Of course, Glenn is the Technical Agronomist for Premier Companies, but you may not know he’s practically an expert on suck holes and vole colonies.

Glenn will share an update on the current growing season and how the weather conditions have impacted each farmer’s ability to get their fields planted. You’ll also learn why Glenn isn’t worried about the tar spot findings from pathologists and why small plants aren’t great hosts. Sal, Jeff, and Glenn dig into how diseases become epidemics in the reproductive stage and the various stages of the disease triangle and why it should be considered a disease square instead. You’ll also hear about Glenn’s top watchouts given our recent rainfall events and the reasons behind the greensnap corn in Premier’s territory. “I don’t want to condemn this crop… I’m telling you, there’s a lot of potential out there.”

What are the market sentiments toward the reports coming out at the end of the month? On today’s episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies, hosts Sal Sama and Jeff Jarrett are joined by Aaron Bledsoe who is no stranger to the podcast! As you may remember, Aaron is the Grain Merchandiser for Premier Companies, and he’ll be giving us the rundown on the June World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report!

You’ll hear why Aaron thinks this update was just “ho-hum” and why he’s got his eyes on the acreage and quarterly stocks report instead. You’ll hear why many individuals are bullish on old crop corn and what will help out the new crop position. On the flip side, you’ll hear why feed usage may throw a wrench in the entire thing! It’s not all doom and gloom; tune in to hear the update on soy biomass diesel and trends to keep on your radar. “There’s just a lot going on, and literally, with a couple decisions, the marketplace could be turned on its head…”