Ranch Raised with Karina Jones – National FFA Week

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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!

It is National FFA week which really celebrates 2 of my favorite things, kids and agriculture! Thanks for keeping your radio dial right here on Ranch Raised.

As I watch my own daughters traverse their own FFA journey it has exposed me to so many great kids and ag advisors. Today my girls will leave to head down the road to get to their next Nebraska District FFA competition, taking place tomorrow. One of my girls will be competing with her team at the Livestock Management competition which will test their knowledge on all aspects of livestock production. My other daughter heads into a competition that is completely new to her but she has absolutely loved preparing for, the Floriculture competition. This will round out their opportunities to be able to qualify for the State FFA Competition. 

The agriculture industry is hungry to bring our youth alongside and to help develop their skills in hopes of them having a long-term future, adding value to our industry. Their minds are young and bright. Their hopes and dreams are boundless. And harnessing their energy is like tapping into the fountain of, well, youth! If you an interest in working alongside our ag youth, reach out to your local FFA chapter and create a relationship! FFA is a youth development organization that is vital to the communities it serves.

Tune in this week as I drop some facts about this iconic organization that has helped build skills, confidence, and dreams into young kids!

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.