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!
Ooofta, what a week, but we made it! Thanks for wrapping up your work week with me right here on Ranch Raised!
One of the “bright spots” about January in the Midwest is yummy citrus fruits from the south making their way to our grocery stores. Today I want to talk about one of my family’s favorite citrus fruits that they love to enjoy for breakfast, the glorious grapefruit!
I think it is perfectly orchestrated that Vitamin C and antioxidant power packed citrus fruits are in season at a time of year when our immune systems need the extra help! Grapefruits are packed with so many health benefits and are an easy addition to your diet.
Naturally, Florida, the citrus state is the leading producer of grapefruit in the US with California and Texas falling behind. Unfortunately, this also leaves the citrus industry at the mercy of devasting hurricanes that can harm citrus groves. Well, consumers will feel the effects of Hurricane Ian’s damage last season in the grocery store. The forecast for the 2022-2023 season would put the industry at roughly half of the production from the 2021-2022 growing season, which itself resulted in decades-low numbers.
Unfortunately, this means that we will see the US seeking out higher numbers of imports. If the US consumer continues to supported imported grapefruits and citrus fruit this could further harm our domestic industry. So let’s all do our consumer due diligence at the grocery store and support the American grapefruit and citrus growers by checking out those country-of-origin labels on the that sweet citrus fruit.
Have a great weekend from all of us at Your Ag Network!
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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