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Cattle, Conspiracy, & Kansas Heat

By Michele Payn

Heat index crisis. 10,000 cattle dead. A lot of questions. Claims of conspiracy. Disgust. Physical exhaustion. Emotionally drained. All of these describe what happened in early June in southwest Kansas. DVM Tera Barnhardt explains how cattle overheated in a rare event in Kansas. This veterinarian offers the “boots on the ground” perspective on what happened…

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RDN on agriculture

Dietitians defending farmers? Episode 83

By Michele Payn

Dustin Moore is a dietitian active in research, education, and public health communication who thinks it’s time for RDNs to circle the wagons around agriculture. His favorite topics of discussion include food production, agriculture, public policy, and culture.

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Rancher Debbie Lyons Blythe

Stop food guilt over cow burps & beef: Episode 82

By Michele Payn

Everything we eat has a direct impact on the environment. Debbie Lyons-Blythe is a cattle rancher from Kansas and the misinformation about methane, hormones, antibiotics and more is disheartening to her. Listen in to learn how she grows beef.

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Pork nutrition

Bacon, bullies, and breaded tenderloins: Episode 81

By Michele Payn

Bacon isn’t fat, but pork is? Pigs as big time bullies. Ways to cook your pork so it’s tender. Pig Farmer Leon Sheets shares insight on all of these and why he cares as a pork producer.

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Cranberries mom

Chatting cranberries: when they float, why they are diet go to, and more!

By Michele Payn

Amber is a fifth generation Wisconsin cranberry grower and mom raising the first of the sixth generation. She’s a farmer working alongside her entire family and now trying to navigate the work life balance with a new baby.

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Why a dietitian from the Bronx works with farmers: Episode 79 (relaunch!)

By Michele Payn

Author Michele Payn and RDN Nicole have teamed up help dietitians and consumers get firsthand perspective from farmers about how food is grown. Listen in to learn more about the newly relaunched podcast.

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  1. Put on your turn signal « Gate to Plate Blog by Michele Payn-Knoper on August 4, 2010 at 2:28 pm

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  2. Business Stuff | Trials & Triumphs of a New Mom on August 23, 2010 at 2:11 pm

    […] looking forward to blogging at https://causematters.com/blog and invite you to come over and check out my posts there. The first one is already up!! This […]



  3. Blue Rides in the Combine | Trials & Triumphs of a New Mom on September 27, 2010 at 6:48 pm

    […] Blue Rides in the Combine Posted on September 27, 2010 by Michelle I recently posted the story of Blue’s first combine ride at Gate to Plate blog. Click here to check it out. […]



  4. AgWired » Blog Archives » Changes In Ag Communications on October 14, 2010 at 2:06 pm

    […] was invited by Michele Payn-Knoper, Cause Matters, to write a guest post on her Gate to Plate Blog, titled, “WKRP, Silver Sows & Communications Changes,” about my observations of […]



  5. From Farm Gate to Dinner Plate « Kansas Grains on October 26, 2010 at 7:02 pm

    […] you haven’t checked out Michele Payn-Knoper’s Gate to Plate Blog , I encourage you to do so. Those of you who are in agriculture- continue to share your story. For […]



  6. A Powerful Post « Cow Spots and Tales on December 17, 2010 at 11:48 pm

    […] recently read a great blog post on Gate to Plate Blog that talks about this whole topic. I think Michele says it better than I do, so check out her […]



  7. Increase Impactivity™ in 15 Minutes a Day - Cause Matters on March 3, 2011 at 2:11 am

    […] Michele has great strategies for using the 15 minute rule for social media and I want to build on that concept. Here are some additional ideas of things that can be achieved when you begin to think in 15 minute increments! […]



  8. Happey 1st Birthday AgChat Foundation! | Haley Farms on April 5, 2011 at 2:57 am

    […] long after I started using twitter I saw a tweet from Michele Payne-Knoper (@maynknoper) announcing a weekly chat about agriculture called #agchat.  Of course I embraced […]



  9. Freedom to Choose: Our Food on June 29, 2011 at 4:28 am

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  10. Productivity in the Agriculture Community – Guest Blog Michele Payn-Knoper on November 20, 2011 at 4:17 pm

    […] and Neen have been known to enjoy cute shoes and all things fuscia together. Check out MPK’s Gate to Plate blog, connect with her on Facebook or get your food questions answered at an international list of farm […]



  11. What Difference Does Three Years Make? « Slow Money Farm – Life, Farm, Food on April 2, 2012 at 8:57 pm

    […] I’ve learned immensely from friends like Mike Haley, Janice Person, Jeff Fowle, Darin Grimm, Michele Payne Knoper and dozens of more who came on board later. I’ve learned, I hope, to be a little less […]



  12. Blog Post #1 | Mind Bender Media on July 20, 2013 at 5:08 am

    […] #2 – Gate to Plate  – Is authored by Michele Payn-Knoper who is a public speaker for agriculture. She posts herself […]



  13. 10 Examples of Good Social Media Use in Agriculture | Mind Bender Media on July 27, 2013 at 9:33 pm

    […] 7. https://causematters.com/blog/ – Michele Payn-Knoper has a wonderful blog to follow. She not not only includes posts by her, but also has many others guest post to encourage a diversity of agriculture topics and perspectives. […]



  14. Michele Payn-Knoper - Standing Up and Speaking Out for Agriculture!! on September 17, 2013 at 12:24 pm

    […] started the Gate to Plate blog to help connect farm gate to the food plate and give a voice to people who feed the world. She […]



  15. World Food Day & Blog Action Day Through the Farm Lens on December 2, 2013 at 8:39 pm

    […] Blog: Let’s talk about food on Blog Action Day (www.causematters.com/blog) Food is fundamental. It should not elicit feelings of guilt or elitism. Food is sustenance. So […]



  16. Social Media at the Farm Table | Boiler Ag. Talk on February 1, 2014 at 11:11 pm

    […] “The conversation is happening about food and farm – even if farmers and ranchers aren’t at the table talking.”  – Michele Payn-Knoper  […]



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  • Cattle, Conspiracy, & Kansas Heat
  • Dietitians defending farmers? Episode 83
  • Stop food guilt over cow burps & beef: Episode 82
  • Bacon, bullies, and breaded tenderloins: Episode 81
  • Chatting cranberries: when they float, why they are diet go to, and more!
  • Why a dietitian from the Bronx works with farmers: Episode 79 (relaunch!)

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