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!
Please, no “Good Housekeeping” visits today. Welcome to a midweek edition of Ranch Raised.
The current state of house can best be described by the movie title, “Where the Wild Things Are.”
At every door there is a pile of coveralls, coats, and chore boots. So many, that the average mind would probably ask themselves, “Good Lord, how many people live here?” Speaking of outerwear, let’s talk about gloves. Similar to the sock situation that I have talked about on Ranch Raised is our glove situation. I don’t think we own a matching pair of gloves anymore. Where their mates went, I don’t know, maybe on a date with the missing socks? If you do find a matching set of gloves around here, you might as well wear a crown on your head too, because you will feel like royalty.
Because of this cold weather, at times there are more dogs in this house than at the local pound. It is what it is, they are our babies, too.
What is the prize behind shower curtain #1? There is a high probability it is a bucket full ice thawing out and once it has returned to it’s liquid state you will find even more surprises. My kids just laugh and call them “goat boba”…..if you know, you know!
Why do I have eggs on my kitchen counter? Well that is a little game called, “Frozen or Not”? I like to play it on the counter instead of putting them in the fridge to find out if they cracked.
And if those descriptions haven’t created a “wild” enough scene in your head, let me introduce you to my toddler who pretty much a wild animal being cooped up in this house!
Solidarity, right, just like I talked about yesterday. Please tell me that you have winter wild things happening in your house, too?
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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