Ranch Raised with Karina Jones – Summer Splurges!

June 23, 2026 Karina Jones Featured, Ranch Raised 0

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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!

My summer splurges! Thanks for joining me today on Ranch Raised.

I have been meaning to share this summer parenting tip for a few weeks but after yesterday’s subject of American children losing the interest in playing and being outdoors because they have been kidnapped by screens, I decided today was the day! 

My two youngest kids are still totally interested in pretend play and I look for ways to nurture their imaginative spirit. After some history lessons during our homeschool season, they took an interest in Lewis & Clark. They head off into the meadows and trees. They find sticks that look like guns. Their dogs are their trusty companions. They come back with all sorts of tall tales.

A few weeks ago I ordered them a 2 person tent that they can easily pack along and set up all on their own. They love it! One packs the tent and the other packs the snacks & water bottles and they set up camp! Now I splurged and got them a cheap set of walkie talkies. Suddenly Lewis & Clark are now Agent Pineapple and Agent Strawberry. That tent is now their spy headquarters or their animal shelter for their baby kitties. I have more than gotten my money’s worth out of these two purchases. 

And I can’t forget the trampoline! My grandma bought a trampoline for my older girls over 10 years ago. We never had the perfect spot to set it up, but now we do at this ranch! All 4 kids spend hours outside bouncing and playing on it! 

So put the screens UP and get everyone outside!

karina@youragnetwork.com or visit facebook.com/ranchraisedwithkarinajones


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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.