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!
We are winding through the first week of 2023! Thanks for joining me right here on Ranch Raised.
It is no secret that a lot of trauma accidents happen here in rural America, so I think it is important to help play a part in balancing that reality. January is National Blood Donor Month!
President Richard Nixon proclaimed January 1970 as the first National Blood Donor Month to pay tribute to voluntary blood donors and encourage new donors to join.
Now, I know what you are thinking coming off the heals of some major winter storms, “Karina, leave us alone, we already have enough to do.” I’m not saying you need to make your appointment this week, but I am saying that we can all play a part is making sure that our country has a stable blood supply.
I think that it would be naïve to believe that you don’t know anyone who has needed blood products. I think we all have at least one friend or family member who has had to rely on this life saving measure whether it be during a time of trauma or illness.
Do you have community blood drives in your area? Well, I am lucky to have multiple community blood drives even in the smallest of towns around me. I promise, donating blood is not painful and these drives run so smoothly you are in and out as swiftly as they can make. By the way there are usually some good treats or even meals offered.
So, please take the time and donate blood!
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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