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!
Continuing down the same path! Thanks for joining me today on Ranch Raised. Yesterday’s episode sparked a lot of conversation on my personal Facebook page, so if you missed it you can catch the replay on the YAN app or website. This spurred me to go back and dive deeper into this study from Gitnux Market Data because it looks like this is topic many of our listeners are interested in.
I only highlighted one data fact yesterday and that was on average American families only spend 37 minutes per day of quality time together. I call this a crisis! My concerns are further illuminated by the fact that the most recent stats show, the average time spent per day on leisure and sports activities for the US population was 5.11 hours, while family care and household activities accounted for 1.79 hours. Americans spend more than twice as much time on leisure and sports activities than they do on family care and household activities.
67% of parents agree that children today spend less time with their families than they did when they were growing up. This statistic is a powerful indicator of the changing dynamics of family life. This has implications for the quality of family relationships, as well as the overall wellbeing of children
63% of American children would choose to spend family time outdoors if given the opportunity. It speaks to the fact that children recognize the value of outdoor activities and the positive impact they can have on family relationships. It costs nothing to take your kids to the park!
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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