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!
We survived the county fair and are ready to roll into the new week, right here on Ranch Raised.
I hope you enjoyed the recipes I shared last week. I never knew marshmallows were so easy to make, I really encourage you to visit the Ranch Raised Recipe Book on the Your Ag Network app or website. The judge was impressed too, so we will see how well liked they are at the Nebraska State Fair!
I love seeing all the kids together at the county fair. We live in a big county and for some of these kids they only get together during the county fair. But when they get back together, they pick up right where they left off. Just country kids living their best lives!
The fair was a bit different for us. We had a baby on our hip, again. Having a busy, baby boy thrown into the mix of keeping up with his three big sisters certainly created unique challenges. I am so thankful for all of the helping hands that helped us with him and especially to my mom, who was a lifesaver taking care of our baby.
We came to a garden that is starting to kick into high gear. I quickly found myself with 4 dozen eggs and 2 big zucchinis sitting on my kitchen counter. So, it looks like it is time for me to get to baking. Who needs help using up their zucchini? Come back tomorrow and I will share with you my recipe for Lemon Zucchini muffins! If your family likes lemon, they will love this treat!
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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