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’s the age-old question that every rancher has had to ask themselves as he looks over his herd of find females, “Do I roll the dice and run the ole girl one more year?” Welcome back to Ranch Raised!
Last spring when I walked into my doctor’s office to tell him that I was expecting, he seemed VERY surprised. He has been our family doctor for over 15 years and has seen us through all of our pregnancies. He started typing into his computer and throwing around terms like “advanced maternal age” and “geriatric pregnancy”. Check the reins, doc! This is Karina Jones you are talking to! No matter how old I am or how many children I have borne, I’m pretty sure I can still keep up with the first and second calvers, thank you very much!
While my husband and I were not exactly planning this new little miracle, the fact that I had ran open for a few years, I thought should lend to my advantage of having my usual normal, uneventful pregnancy. I mean, I am known for spitting them out, getting them to nurse, and raising them up with little assistance. I am made to be a momma, no matter what the age on my medical file says.
Well, I am here to tell you that my husband will think twice about keeping cows of advanced maternal age from here on out after the experience of having to live with a geriatric expecting wife. You don’t want miss this, so come back tomorrow to hear more from this ole momma who has declared she is turned out to greener pastures!
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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.
karina@youragnetwork.com or visit facebook.com/ranchraisedwithkarinajones
