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!
It’s the mooooooost wonderful time of the year!
Welcome back to Ranch Raised! And just like the song says, “it’s the hap-happiest season of all.” It is officially kidding season at our house, I mean barn. I was going to announce my maternity leave today, but I didn’t want to confuse listeners with what kind of kids I was welcoming.
Our first baby goats of the winter kidding season arrived this weekend. A set of twin girls and a set of twin boys. I will try really hard not to bore you with all of the details of every new goat’s arrival, but it is just so hard not to share the joy!!!
I will tell you, the reason we kid this time of year. It would be so much easier to kid in May and we do have some kid later on. But, my girls really love raising their own 4-H show goats. In order for the goats to be big enough for the county fair, they need to be born in December and January.
Our kids are still in school today and tomorrow. I’m sure they will be tapping their toes, wiggling in their seats, and watching the clock ready to get home and see what new surprises arrived in the barn while they were away.
Check out the Ranch Raised Facebook page, there may or may not be baby goat pictures posted on the regular! It is just getting really good around here, so don’t miss an episode of Ranch Raised on the Your Ag Network app or website.
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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
