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!
Rolling through our last full week of May right here on Ranch Raised! Thanks for tuning in.
There seems to be a lot of uncertainty and unrest among people like me, that grow food and people like many of you, that consume food.
Consumers are being forced to pay highly inflated food prices. I know I watch everything I put in my grocery cart and question carefully whether or not it is a want or a need. The days of $1 loaf of bread are over. I carefully think about every meal as I stroll the aisles. What used to be pantry staples are now considered luxury items.
It is really hard to believe that this is happening in the greatest country on Earth. A country that used to boast that we could feed our people cheaper than anyone else. Maybe that is where we went wrong. Maybe that very cheap food policy led to this place of extreme consolidation in our food supply chain. And now there is no cheap food to be found and infact in so many aisles the selection is pretty limited.
I am not afraid to admit that I am a normal American housewife that is sharing your struggles at the grocery store. Come back tomorrow and I will share with you how I am buying differently and why spring is the BEST time to take control of your own food supply chain!
Make sure you hop over to the YAN website and app and register for the great May Beef Month giveaway! This giveaway is loaded with great prizes, so do not miss out. Have a great day!
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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
