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 a nutty edition of Fun, Fact Friday! April is National Pecan Month and to celebrate we’re dishing up some of our favorite pecan facts and snack ideas.
Pecans make a naturally nutritious snack. Pecans are certified as heart healthy as a part of the American Heart Association’s Heart-Check program. Just a handful a day of pecans can help to lower cholesterol and contains more than 19 vitamins and minerals. Pecans are naturally sodium free and a natural, high-quality source of protein that contain very few carbohydrates and no cholesterol.
Pecans have always been a staple southern comfort food, but if you’re not lucky enough to have a pecan tree in your yard, make sure to look for plump pecans that are uniform in color and size. If you’re buying shelled pecans, they’re best stored in the freezer where they’ll last for up to two years!
Pecans have become a pantry staple in my kitchen. My husband like to grab a handful of them to snack on as he heads out the door on busy days. My next kitchen inspiration that I am going to tackle is a cranberry pecan sourdough bread!
There’s more to pecans than pie. Pecan pie cracks the list of comfort food classics, but with a little twist this tasty treat has been given a modern makeover. Celebrate National Pecan Month with more recipes and fun facts from the National Pecan Shellers Association website.
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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