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 fresh week of Ranch Raised. To be honest, I have to admit, it has been a rough few weeks for many farmers and ranchers across the Midwest.
Our northern and western neighbors are fighting blizzards and flooding during the ranch’s most vulnerable period, calving and lambing season. How can this extreme being going on when much of America’s heartland is suffering from drought and even worse experiencing historical fires that will be talked about for generations.
Folks, it is heavy. It is a heavy burden we are bearing together. We all are pulling on our boots, stepping out the door, into knee deep snow or mud or battling the wind, the blowing dirt or worse yet many are risking their lives to save their neighbors’ home or whole communities.
I know each of us is doing the best we can to take care of our own families and operations, while looking out for our neighbors. This is what makes the fabric of our nation what it is and each one of you is a part of that weave. And I just want to take a moment to say that all of us at Your Ag Network see you and appreciate you. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of American agriculture no matter what battle you are fighting. We will all keep the faith that better days are ahead.
You can catch up on all episodes of RR on the Your Ag Network App or Website. While you are there you can find the daily markets and important ag news. See you right back here tomorrow.
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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.
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