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!
Welcome to the last Fun, Fact Friday of 2023 right here on Ranch Raised!
In celebration of making it through another year, I wanted to share some fun facts about me in 2023!
It was a year of learning more about myself and setting new boundaries and goals. It was a year of letting some things go because I was losing more of myself. It was time to start clearing some things off of my plate to make sure what I was really focusing on was the most important pieces. It was time to step away from my position at R-CALF USA and realign myself and my time.
I think I’ve made it abundantly clear that kids and cattle are the center of my orbit, right behind my faith and love for the Lord. So, it should be no surprise that my #1 memory of 2023 is all the memories made with our kids and livestock, whether it be on the ranch or on the road showing. My husband and I wouldn’t want to do this life beside anyone else other than our kids. We hold our way of life and how we raise our children in high regard and are in constant evaluation of that. We have had an amazing year and a half homeschooling our oldest daughter and honestly it is stirring our souls to do more of this with our other children. Watching our baby boy become a busy toddler has been an absolute joy. I never thought I would have so many toys with wheels zooming all over my kitchen floor!
Once again, thank you for riding with me through 2023! I can’t wait to share new memories and a few recipes with you in the new year!
Stay safe, hug your loved ones, and have a very happy new year from all of us at Your Ag Network!
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 former 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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