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 flying through another week here at Ranch Raised. It has been an absolute pleasure connecting with cattle producers here at the Black Hills Stock Show. It makes my heart swell to everyone collaborating and working together. Feed and supplement companies leaning in to meet cattle producer needs. Genetics companies offering their services to help build ranchers herds. Equipment manufactures offering to design working facilities to fit every cattle producers budget and dreams. Speaking of that, go visit our good buddy Ty Dean with Sioux Steel in the ice arena!
I know that this same scenario is playing out today and tomorrow, in North Platte, NE at the Buffalo Bill Ranch Expo. Your Ag Network head honcho Monte James is on site connecting with farmers, ranchers, and ag businesses to discuss marketing possibilities to grow your business venture. Look him up and tell him that Karina says, “get to work!”
At the heart of it, agriculture is a community network. Right now with everyone’s dollar being stretched to tight, please support those businesses that support you. Especially if you are an independent cattle producer, look for those businesses that are invested in you and your community! We truly are all better working together.
I better get back to work here at the Stock Show! Come and chat with me at the R-CALF USA and South Dakota Stockgrowers booth! It is the highlight of my day to make new friends and celebrate old one!
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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.
[email protected] or visit facebook.com/ranchraisedwithkarinajones
