How do you keep cattle comfortable and their water unfrozen during a harsh winter?  Returning guest Ryan Batt joins Sal Sama and Jeff Jarrett for this episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies, and he’s no stranger to the podcast!  If you’ve been a listener for a while, you already know Ryan is the Facility Manager at United Producers, Inc.

Ryan will share how the cold winter impacted the cattle farmers and calving operations in southern Indiana.  Sal, Jeff, and Ryan will dig into how genetics and a little TLC play into the grower’s return on investment.  You’ll also learn about some summer projects you can take up to protect the cattle in the future including continuous fence panels that can be used as windblocks.  Ryan will dig into how the cold winter has impacted the cattle market and what a marketing plan should look like for a farmer this year in light of rising costs of caring for cattle. If you’ve got cattle and struggled this winter or you’re trying to figure out how to weather the changes in the cattle industry, you’re going to want to tune in to this episode!