Knock, knock. Who’s there? Caroline and Emily! Hosts Sal Sama and Jeff Jarrett are joined by special guests Caroline Meer and Emily Welch for today’s episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies. Emily and Caroline are both agronomy account managers for Premier Companies, and they’re here to share about the internship opportunities that exist within the company!

In addition to some stellar knock knock jokes, you’ll learn about the account manager role at Premier including the products and services they sell. Emily will also share about the variety of internships that exist with Premier including agronomy, operations, and agronomy sales. As a former intern, Caroline shares insight into her experience and how it impacted her educational and professional journey. You’ll hear about the training interns receive during their time at Premier, and you’ll also learn about Purdue University’s Job Fairs and how the recruiting process works. From the knock knock jokes to the weigh wagon woes, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

A kernel is a kernel is a kernel… right? Returning but still special guest Glenn Longabaugh joins hosts Sal Sama and Jeff Jarrett in the podcast room for this episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies. Glenn is the Agronomist for Premier Companies, and in addition to being a wealth of knowledge and large words, he’s a fan favorite!

Glenn will share some of the surprises growers in the Midwest saw with the late-planted corn and how kernel depth and weight have been impacted by the growing conditions. He’ll also share his thoughts on whether growers should plant soybeans before or after corn and what that will mean for overall management. Sal, Jeff, and Glenn will talk through some of the reasons why there has been such a dramatic variability in yield across the area and the damage charcoal rot can do to a soybean field. “If you have fields that are disappointing and all you hear from the neighbors is, ‘Oh, this is the best crop I ever had,’ trust me, it is not just you!”

“Without our customers, we don’t have jobs!” Special guest, Ben Schutte, joins hosts Jeff Jarrett and Sal Sama for this employee spotlight on The High Ground powered by Premier Companies. Ben is the Agronomy Accounts Manager, and he’s here to share with us about his career path at Premier.

Ben will share about life growing up on a dairy farm and how that helped shape his work ethic even today. From working on family farms to working as an account manager, you’ll hear how Ben has solved problems and built relationships in every role he’s had. He’ll also share about the most rewarding parts of his role and share about some of his greatest successes. “Outside of their immediate family, you have as much stake in their farm and their success as anyone else.”