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!
It’s looking a lot like summer and I’m so thankful to have you have you here for it right here on Ranch Raised.
Our summer checklist has been being checked off with all the usual family summer must accomplish tasks.
One of my fondest childhood memories was attending vacation bible school at our church. The themes, the crafts, the snacks, the music, I was there for all of it in my summer outfits and jelly shoes. But anyway, my girls too love vacation bible. I am so thankful to the army of volunteers and coordinators that invest in our kids through this community event!
From VBS to swimming lessons, my youngest daughter is keeping a full plate of summer activities. I’ve said before that despite our land loving nature, I still make swimming lessons a priority for my kids. Once again, I am thankful to the lifeguards who share their talent and skill with kids like mine so that hopefully they will always be safe in the water.
Our weeks are also dotted with 4-H skills camps. Check with your local extension office for classes they may be offering this summer. Most of the time, you don’t even need enrolled in 4-H! This summer my girls have learned how to make a fleece tie pillow, pot a house plant, paper quilling, pottery painting, glass fusion, and beading a garden stake. Today one of my girls will go to a terrarium making class and later in the week she will learn how to make biscuits and jelly!
No child shall be bored during the summer! I bet you have lots going in your community that you can plug your kids in to, so check it out!
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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