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!
Whoa, what a weekend and I’m here to tell you all about it, right here on Ranch Raised!
It’s no secret that showing cattle, showing any animal for that matter, is really our kids’ passion. This weekend we had to divide to conquer.
My oldest daughter and I went the way of the Herefords with a baby on my hip to the Nebraska State Junior Hereford Show. She serves as Historian on the Junior Board that hosts this show. She had a successful weekend in the showring and outside of it in the public speaking, livestock judging, fitting, and photography contests, as well. The biggest reward of all was watching this group of board members work together to set up the show, host the show and a banquet, and do all the tear down and clean up. Words really cannot express how hard this board worked and how proud I am of them.
My husband and two other daughters got to sleep in their own beds and showed close to home at the Nebraska Jr Angus Show. My second daughter is dipping her toe in the water of leadership and organization serving on that association’s banquet committee. She enjoyed the new adventures of quiz bowl and fitting.
So, this is my token opportunity to shower some appreciation and love on these volunteer boards who provide these opportunities for all our kids to do what they love. I also want to say, that no matter whether it is baseball or showing livestock, I encourage us all to step and SERVE! Because without volunteers to coach the tball team or groom the rodeo arena, we might all find ourselves staying home on Saturdays and folding socks as a family!
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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