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!
Hip, hip hooray for our small town radio stations and newspapers! Thanks for keeping your radio dial right here on Ranch Raised. Have you ever stopped to fathom what your community would be like without your local radio station or newspaper?
Yesterday one of our local radio stations came out to the fair grounds to interview kids who were entering their hard work into our local county fair. My girls seem to always be found when these opportunities arise and they don’t mind one bit. The broadcaster was so sweet and asked great questions.
In the last week I have watched this same radio station attend our 4-H program’s clothing entry day and dog show. Whenever there is a 4-H or FFA event going on, they are usually there.
I watched public speaking and radio broadcasting skills being developed by young people that just thought they were talking to the local radio station lady. So, as you can imagine, my heart swelled a bit.
But, it also made me so proud to live in a community where our radio stations and newspaper care so much about youth events in the area that they will seek out these kids after hours and during the heat, to give them an opportunity to talk about what they are doing. It is also nice to see our local media attend youth events that are not sports related.
Let’s all take a minute to give appreciation for our hometown radio stations like the one you listening to right now, and our newspapers! That’s my shout out today! But, I want to hear from you! What is your favorite hometown radio station that supports your local county fair, 4-H & FFA kiddos. Leave it on the Ranch Raised FB page!
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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