Ranch Raised with Karina Jones – The Gem of the Prairie!

July 13, 2026 Karina Jones Featured, Ranch Raised 0

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Ranch Raised with Karina Jones - The Gem of the Prairie!
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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!

The Gem of the Prairie!  Thanks for joining me today on Ranch Raised. 

When you live where we do and do what we do, it is easy to fall into a rut of waking up, pulling your boots on and heading out to work because the work never ends. There is never a day we wake up and say, “I’m all caught up. I’ve got absolutely nothing to do today.” NEVER! That NEVER happens.

So sometimes, we truly have to force ourselves to leave the ranch for a few hours with the kids just to relax. Because it is easy to loose sight that they are children, not our hired hands. 

This weekend, we took a drive over to Fort Robinson State Park, in the far northwest corner of Nebraska. There is a new attraction at the fort. A beautifully constructed, well designed aquatic center. It was the perfect afternoon getaway for kids and us, with grandparents also meeting us there. 

While we may never visit Oceans of Fun or even an ocean, I am incredibly thankful for this new aquatic center on the plains. A place where even cowboys can walk in, in boots and Wranglers, pull on a pair of swim trucks and take a zip down the waterslides. It is truly the Gem of the Prairie! You know I am big fan of making state parks a day trip or vacation destination. Fort Robinson has done it right and we are big fans. We can’t wait to take more time on a return trip to explore more and of course take a dip in the pool!

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.