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!
Let’s end the week on a super fun note! I think we should kick off a new series here called Fun, Fact Friday where I share interesting facts about agriculture!
Today I am going to share some fun facts about one of my families favorite whole grain snacks, POPCORN!!!!
Did you know that Nebraska is the leading producer of popcorn. Indiana is the #2 producers of popcorn!
Although popcorn is typically thought of as a snack food today, popcorn was once a popular breakfast food. Ahead of its time and very likely a role model for breakfast cereals to come, popcorn was eaten just as we eat cereal today.
In the early 1900s, popcorn received a ban from cinemas. This ban was thought to have been implemented because popcorn made such a large mess on the theatre floors. Clearly, that was a terrible idea and lucky for all of us, popcorn is now a top seller at movie theaters across the country.
Americans began eating 3x more popcorn during World War II due to the country’s sugar shortage.
Today, Americans consume some 14 billion* quarts of popped popcorn each year. That averages to about 43 quarts per person a year.
These facts are from www.popcorn.org and wow do they have some amazing recipes like Toffee Almond Chocolate popcorn that I can’t wait to try! They also have a “kids corner” on the website that looks amazing! I will link it on our Ranch Raised Facebook Page and the Your Ag Network Website.
Pop some popcorn and have a fabulous weekend!
Follow Karina Jones on Facebook!
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
