Karina Jones is a real-life ranch wife in the Nebraska Sandhills and one of the most highly sought-after speakers in the cattle industry nationwide!
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Since we just celebrated St Patty’s Day, I thought I would highlight an Irish holiday favorite, CABBAGE!
There are 3 types of cabbage red, green and savoy. The per person annual consumption of fresh cabbage in 2016 averaged 5.8 pounds per person and 1.3 pounds of canned kraut.
Although cabbage is grown throughout the United States, 78 percent of the nation’s total cabbage is grown in five states, California, Wisconsin, New York, Florida, and Texas.
In 2020, the USA harvested 58,600 acres with an average yield of over 40,000 lbs per acre. (USDA ERS, 2021). Despite our best attempt to fill domestic consumption, cabbage imports were a record of 278.5 million pounds in 2020.
Based on most recent production and wholesale price averages, the estimated gross value per acre of fresh market is $8,630 per acre. Cabbage is labor intensive because it is hand-harvested and field packed.
My husband’s favorite side dish is homemade coleslaw. And of course, a Runza or Bierock is not complete without cabbage in it!
Once again, check your labels and support your American farmers.
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Karina ranches with her husband, Marty, and 3 daughters near Broken Bow, NE. She grew up in western NE, with roots also in southwest SD. The cattle industry and raising kids is her passion.
Watching the cattle industry go the path that it has gone, she could no longer sit quietly at home checking cows, fixing fence, and doing all the everyday tasks wondering when some else was going to make it all better. As she became more active and outspoken on industry issues, she was asked to join the R-CALF USA staff in September 2020 as the Checkoff Petition Campaign manager. That position transcended into her current role as full time Field Director for R-CALF USA.
You can hear her almost every Friday on Your Ag Network’s Hot Barn Report that is broadcast on 60 radio stations with coverage in 9 states, where she deep dives into cattle industry issues and highlights R-CALF’s work on industry reforms. Listen to Ranch Raised on a Your Ag Network hometown station or www.youragnetwork.com where she talks about her daily life on the ranch.
Cattle producers are her people. She will meet you at the county fair, at the sale barn, or anywhere the dusty trail leads.
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