Ep. 133: Memorial Day with J.T. Cooper who lost battle buddies in ‘Blackhawk Down’ incident, early-season foliar nutrition, USMEF Spring Conference, the music of Barbara Fairchild

Tractors And Troubadours

On this episode, we revisit a prior conversation with J.T. Cooper, who was with the 10th Mountain Division of the U.S. Army in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1993, and found himself in the middle of the harrowing military operation that became the inspiration for the movie “Blackhawk Down.” We also provide information on valuable resources for anyone considering suicide. The episode also features a discussion on early-season foliar nutrition with Brandt Technical Agronomist Eric Winans. We get you up to speed on what happened at this week’s U.S. Meat Export Federation Spring Conference in Kansas City, and in “Bushels and Cents,” Ray Bohacz says farmers should do more than a visual inspection to ensure that the batteries on their farm equipment are secure. The episode also features new music from country music legend Barbara Fairchild. It’s the only project ever produced on another artist by late Country Music Hall of Fame member Don Williams.

Timestamps

Intro and news: 0:00

J.T. Cooper: 6:54

Eric Winans, Brandt: 21:01

Randy Blach, CattleFax and Kip Tom, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: 23:45

Ray Bohacz, “Bushels and Cents”: 25:52

Barbara Fairchild: 27:19