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!
Turning the streets of Lincoln from Husker Red to Blue & Gold! Welcome to our midweek check in right here on Ranch Raised!
Today is the kickoff of the Nebraska State FFA Convention. And that means a new “first” for this momma! I have not one, but two daughters among those blue jackets this week. This is a big week for these young men and women. See, the greater 2/3 of our state is very rural, where cows outnumber the human population in many of our central and western counties. This week our future of ag descends on our state’s capital city. I pray that these kids have an unforgettable and positive experience.
There will be city things that they have never seen or done before. But, I hope they find themselves shoulder to shoulder with their people and their tribe. If you are a parent of an FFA member in Lincoln this week, challenge them to make one new friend. One new contact that they can build upon in the coming years!
I want to sign off today with a heartfelt thank you to Great Plains Beef, in Lincoln, NE. Who hosted by daughter’s FFA Chapter, the Nebraska Ag Academy to give them a tour of their beef processing facility where they have niche market in Piedmontes influenced beef. It did my heart good to get a text from my daughter this morning telling me that they just had an awesome tour of the facility and that she had too much to tell me in a text message and hey, that is coming from a Hereford girl!
Have a great week Blue & Gold!
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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