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 back to a new week right here on Ranch Raised.
I saw a meme on social media this week, which is basically just like a sign or sorts that said, “If you enjoy clean, quiet spaces, there is nothing for you at my house.” When I read it I laughed out loud and thought, “Amen, sister!”
Spring is so busy on the outside of our home, that very little attention is given to domestic chores on the inside of the home. This week, I will give you an audio tour of my home and paint a picture with my words that may make you shutter in horror or if you are my people, you will probably nod your head in acceptance and say, “that sounds familiar.”
We are not Magnolia Homes or Better Homes & Garden type of people. We are more Country Living and Working Ranch type of folks, and sometimes bits and pieces of the ranch find their way into the house. If homes are window into our soul, I wouldn’t blame some people for turning around at my back door and thinking, “This lady must be crazy!”
Infact, my nieces, who recently came to visit me probably do think I am crazy, as I hear them holler at me in surprise, “Aunt Karina, why is there a baby goat in your shower?” Welcome, to the Jones Ranch, kids! I’m not probably going to earn any superior Air B&B ratings!
Come along with me all this week and I will spill the tea on everything from the doggie nose prints at the back door to woodshavings and hay on the mudroom floor!
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Karina ranches with her husband, Marty, and 3 daughters 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 current 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 that is broadcast on 60 radio stations with coverage in 9 states, where she deep dives into cattle industry issues and highlights R-CALF’s work on 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 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
