Ranch Raised with Karina Jones – In The Middle of It!

August 4, 2026 Karina Jones Featured, Ranch Raised 0

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Ranch Raised with Karina Jones - In The Middle of It!
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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!

m in the middle of it! Thanks for joining me today on Ranch Raised.

I am always the woman that can take it one day at a time, one hour at a time. It is just what I have to do, to be in the middle of it! And let me tell you, I am in the middle of it! In 6 days, my oldest daughter and I leave for her pilgrimage to OK, for college, which is a 2 day drive. BUT, first we have to get through county fair and I am really starting to feel all the feels.

I stand in the door of our barn today and realize, it will never be like this again. Today is the last day this barn that we have adapted into a show barn will ever be this full. My oldest daughter is launching into her next chapter and aging out of 4-H. There will never be this many show lambs in the barn being managed. Show cattle numbers will always be in flux. My chest tightens. Im trying to breathe through it. We have 6 more sleeps as a family in the state or Nebraska but most of those will be spent split up between this ranch and hotel rooms at the county fair. 

I’m prepared for this week to be an absolute blur. I’m not a feeler by nature, more of thinker, so navigating all these emotions that are trying to bubble up is hard for me to admit. I don’t know if I am ready for this last big county fair with all 3 of my girls putting their passion and hard work on display. Her last 10 years in 4-H just all went so fast.

But, then I look at the dazzling blue eyes of my tan, 3 year old cowboy, who will probably running around the fair grounds half naked and like a feral tom cat, and I think, “momma, save your energy. You’ve got a little boy to keep you humble in the mother-hood!” 

karina@youragnetwork.com or visit facebook.com/ranchraisedwithkarinajones


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About Karina Jones 517 Articles
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.