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!
We are back to the grind after a long holiday weekend celebrating our much-valued independence. So thanks for coming back to Ranch Raised.
It was a quiet weekend around the Jones Ranch. It is hard to get away with so many chores and mouths to feed of the 4-legged variety.
My husband took our girls to a local town, on the 3rd , for a little rodeo action. By all accounts the stands were bursting at the seams which made my heart swell. It was everything you appreciate about a small-town rodeo, on Independence Day weekend. A beautiful tribute to old Glory that makes any American’s hair stand up on the back of their neck. Cowgirl and cowboy action at both ends of the arena, timed event and rough stock. A rodeo clown with clean humor for the whole family and let’s gather all the kids in the arena for the classic calf scramble.
The evening ended with a bang of a different kind. Instead of fireworks, a much needed thunderstorm quenched the thirst of the surrounding fields and prairie and also drove most of the spectators out of there.
Last night, we did what we usually do on the night of the 4th of July. We drove to the highest hill on the ranch and watched the fireworks from surrounding communities. It was a great way to spend the holiday together from our little piece of paradise.
Stick with me this week and I will fill you in on some hard decisions we have had to made on the Jones Ranch and what we have going on. 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
