Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Tractors And Troubadours
Episode: 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
Description: 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 “Bu...