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 on Ranch Raised! I’m sure everyone stayed busy hopping around to graduation parties and spring time events or stayed in the field counting down the acres.
The girls and I broke away for a day to step outside of their comfort zone and into a new arena to do something they have never done before. They competed in their first ever JABGA and ABGA goat shows. That stands for American Boer Goat Assocation. This show was close to home and a great opportunity to compete against goats from 11 different states. We learned a ton! We had a lot of fun. We met some really awesome people. We had a little bit of success and let me tell you we were all exhausted by the end of it.
I know I talk a lot on Ranch Raised about cattle and kids, but honestly it doesn’t matter to me what species of livestock kids are involved with, it is all GOOD! I have deep respect for all kids who doing their chores and caring for their animals, whether it be feeding a bottle calf, walking the dog every day, or changing the bedding in their guinea pig cage.
Anatole France one said, “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” I believe that with my whole heart. Children come alive in the presence of animals. I think it is the best present I can give my kids.
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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
