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 a brighter day and I am so happy to have you here with me, right here on Ranch Raised.
Nothing warms the soul like the sun coming out after a storm. That should probably be on a greeting card or a tshirt somewhere. But, seriously, yesterday was a tough day across the Midwest, especially if you had to be out working in the elements.
But today, at least as of the time that I am recording this, the sun is shining, and the sky is the clearest shade of light blue that we have seen in many days! I’m sure the storm is still blowing through the eastern portions of the Midwest and corn belt and if you are listening off over there, I just want to say, “The sun is coming.”
It just seems like no matter what the thermometer says the temp is outside, if the sun is shining, you just feel 10 degrees warmer under your coveralls. Your soul just feels better about working outside even if the temps are still frigid.
So today, we will be thankful for the sun. We will be thankful for riding through the winter storm that just passed through. We will be thankful for mercy and for perseverance that sometimes comes from an unknown source.
As I’ve ended the episodes for so many days, I just want to echo it again, stay safe and stay warm out there my friends!
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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