Ep. 134: Mental health awareness in rural America with Randy Roecker, scouting fields for insects, Bobby Marquez’s Country With Heart to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Tractors And Troubadours

On this episode, we discuss mental health on the farm and hear about the latest developments with the Farmer Angel Network from co-founder and Wisconsin dairy farmer, Randy Roecker. Also, as we head into June, we learn about the need to scout the fields for crop-damaging insects. In our “Meat Monitor” segment, U.S. Meat Export Federation Chair Randy Spronk recaps the USMEF Spring Conference, which was held last week in Kansas City, and in “Bushels and Cents,” Ray Bohacz offers some advice for anyone who regularly uses electrical tape. We also tell you about country music singer/songwriter Bobby Marquez’s 10th annual Country With Heart benefit for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and share some of his music.

Timestamps

Intro and news: 0:00

Goatlifeclothing.com advertisement: 6:44

Randy Roecker, Farmer Angel Network and mental health care advocate: 7:03

Bobby Marquez and Rhonda Vincent: 17:12

Nick Seiter, University of Illinois: 21:58

Randy Spronk, U.S. Meat Export Federation: 24:27

Bobby Marquez: 26:22

Ray Bohacz, “Bushels and Cents”: 20:38

Bobby Marquez: 32:01