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!
Don’t stop learning just because it is summer! Let’s dive into today’s conversation on Ranch Raised!
Maybe it is because I am a mom to multiple children ages 1-16, my radar for kid’s activities is always on high alert. I just gotta say that even in rural areas there is so much going on to keep kids active, engaged, and learning! Many public schools offer summer reading programs that are not your typical summer school feel. Public libraries are offering summer reading programs, craft times, and fun activities. Of course there is 4-H, Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, and other youth organizations.
Maybe organized activities aren’t your thing. Maybe you want to do things with your kids at your own pace, then there are amazing parks, lakes, pools, bowling alleys, public gyms, and so much more. I bet a neighbor would let you even borrow a bike or a fishing pole.
My point is, there are so many opportunities to make sure kids aren’t laying on the couch all summer. There is plenty of summer left to make memories and write a chapter in your child’s life book. You don’t have to throw a bunch of money at activities to create a great experience and valuable memories.
So give us your ideas! What are you and your family doing this summer to create memories and have fun? Leave us your ideas on the Ranch Raised FB page!
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.
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.
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