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!
Happy day and thanks for tuning in to Ranch Raised!
You don’t need me to tell you that there is a lot going on in the world. And to be completely honest I probably don’t know the half of it. We do not have cable TV. That was a pretty easy budget cut that I made for our family years ago. My husband does the majority of the feeding in the pick up or tractor with the radio, while I am usually doing the odds and ends and all the barn chores, which is beautifully quiet and peaceful.
As I told you last week, our March kidding has kicked off which will be a lot lighter than in previous years! But I have a couple of mommas who are milking beyond the needs of their babies. Since I have the smallest hands, the most patience and the milking touch, I get to milk goats morning and night. Which does give me a deeper appreciation for our dairy farmers. But the work is worth it. We will have some milk in the freezer to supplement calves if we need to and nothing helps your mental health and creates a beautiful distraction like snuggling new baby goats!
So, what I am trying to say is, I really don’t know much about what is going on, off of the Jones Ranch. I still know one thing to be true, filling the bellies of the ones you love and spending time with them “breaking bread” is worth the time and effort.
So, this week on Ranch Raised, I am going to share with you some meal ideas I crank out during calving season. The period of life when I feel like I have the least amount time to be in the kitchen, but everyone seems to be at their hungriest. Weird, how that happens! See you all, right back here tomorrow!
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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