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 Ranch Raised. Right now the “Big Show” is taking place in Las Vegas. The Superbowl of the western lifestyle. The National Finals Rodeo.
It is so exciting to watch men and women with roots in the ranching community go on and chase their dreams at the highest levels. No one is cheering louder than little wranglers sitting back here in the heartland watching their idols and heros on the big screen.
I know that the whole NFR scene has become highly commercialized and over the top. But, I still choose to remember who is at the center of it all, truly the cowboys and cowgirls who don’t need the bright lights and hoopla to pursue their dreams. I see their passion and focus. I know that most of them are riding and roping not only for themselves but for their families and communities that are supporting them.
In addition, this is the Superbowl of high performing rodeo livestock. Gone are the days when bucking bulls and horses are just some salebarn rejects. The genetics behind the bovine and equine athletes is highly calculated and refined whether they are coming in to the arena from a bucking chute or roping box.
We salute the great show on dirt that inspires little ones, like mine to dream big and to work hard!
Don’t miss a lick of NFR action. Stay up to date with the Territorial Rodeo Update with Monte James. You can find it FB or the Your Ag Network app or website. Tune in tomorrow as a share a little gift idea that I hope you can find in your little town!
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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
