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!
Thanks for coming back to spend a few moments with me right here on Ranch Raised.
Our barn is buzzing with activity. The baby goat kids are growing and bounding here and there and zooming all around the barn. I haven’t really accessed the number of head of show calves the girls have in the barn. I’m afraid to count. I know I have been getting pictures from the barn with “new” projects being tied up. And I’m wondering how many head these girls think they can take to the county fair. But, it keeps their hearts, hands, and heads engaged in good practical work so I will let them keep working.
We did lose a hen over the winter so we are down to 7. These girls are 3 years old and still giving us a couple of eggs a day. It has allowed for baking to commence and breakfast to be hardy! But, I think I will be looking to find a good handful of pullets this spring to freshen up the flock.
The litter of Border Collie puppies is growing. They have their eyes open. They have transitioned from the puppy army crawl to actually getting up on all four legs to get to momma. They still sleep a lot which is just fine with me and their momma. It looks like the final count is 5 boys and 3 girls, which makes this our first ranch litter that has been heavy on boys.
Our middle girls are home on spring break. My husband will take full advantage of the extra help and get some preparations done for the impending calving season. We have a few heavy bred does in the barn who holding some much-anticipated babies in maternal hostage. These will be the first babies out of our new genetics and will be fullblood and percentage Boers.
While life keeps happening here at the Jones Ranch, come back tomorrow, let’s get back into the swing of Fun, Fact Friday!
Karina ranches with her husband, Marty, and 4 children 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, where she deep dives into cattle industry issues and 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 Jones 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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