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!
Mother Nature has dealt us another doozy. Thanks for warming up right here on Ranch Raised.
Good golly, we have brought 2023 in with a bang, I mean a blizzard. Our ranch didn’t see the brunt of this storm. We got some ice before the snow. But if it is any indication of how little we got by with, we are feeding with the pickups today and haven’t had to fire up any equipment to push snow. We are thankful for what we did get and we are sure praying for those who got buried again. It seems like Mother Nature has put a target on some areas and she just keeps hammering away on you.
I’m sure those farmers and ranchers in those areas keep going thinking of the promise of all that green grass they will have come spring. We, on the other hand, will still be quite short on the grass situation. So if you have any grass available in central Nebraska or anywhere, send the leads my way. I am being totally serious!
I know that this weather situation has become very taxing on more than just livestock producers. I wish I could offer more than my gratitude but it is all I have. There isn’t enough appreciation to go around for the linemen, road crews, first responders, medical personnel, and even the general workforce population that are going above and beyond to do their jobs. Our rural communities are blessed with the best people.
As we look at kids heading back to school make sure their vehicles are equipped with what they will need if they hit a rough patch in their travels. Please remind them to drive safe, buckle up, and put the phone away.
I feel like a broken record, but I can’t seem to say it enough lately, stay safe, stay warm and be careful out there.
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
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