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!
Pecan or Pecan? Welcome to Fun, Fact Friday here on Ranch Raised!
What is Thanksgiving without the pecan pie? It is truly my husband’s favorite pie and I should probably learn how to make it.
Donned the original super nut, the pecan is packed with phytonutrients, vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, and fiber. I’m not sure any of that matters when complimented with all the sugar in a pecan pie, but there are other things you can do with the pecan and you can find a bunch of yummy recipes at americanpecan.com
While most of the Ranch Raised listening area is not in pecan growing country, I think we can all appreciate this American delicacy!
The US is the leading producer of this super nut! Over ¾ of the domestic pecan production comes from Georgia, Texas, and New Mexico. The US has a strong pecan export market with Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Mexico being our biggest customers.
I don’t have any pecan recipes in my Ranch Raised recipe book, yet! So I would love to hear from you! Leave me your favorite pecan recipes on the Ranch Raised Facebook page. If you have a hankering for some holiday baking, head on over the Your Ag Network app or website. I recommend anything that I have shared!
Have a great weekend from all of us at this hometown radio station!
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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.
[email protected] or visit facebook.com/ranchraisedwithkarinajones
