How is agriculture’s customer service?

By Michele Payn

Does agriculture make sure people have someone to turn to when they have questions? Michele uses her recent experience with tractors, TVs and satellite providers to illustrate frustrations people may find with food and farm. How can we more proactively manage concerns and be sure we’re translating our world to their language?

What’s a mom to do about baby food?

By mrs

Guest mom blogger MRS talks about the decision to buy baby food so she can spend more time playing and taking care of glamorous tasks like dirty diapers.

My Food Resolution

By mrs

Mom blogger, MRS writes about raising her children to make healthy food choices and leading by example in the new year.

The Greatest Gifts

By Michele Payn

Aren’t the gifts of health, friendship, food, faith and even technology more significant than those under the Christmas tree? Michele shares a picture of their cutest gift (hint, it’s about 100 pounds) while highlighting the importance of pausing during this season.

I’ve got questions. So do 70 million others.

By Invited Guest Blogger

Jodi Oleen is a Generation Yer who relies on an online network of people she’s built to provide trustworthy information. She seeks out blogs that she trusts, people on Twitter she’s had meaningful conversations with and webpages or Facebook pages that give her a glimpse into things she needs to learn more about. This guest post challenges readers to answer some of the questions asked by Gen Yers.

Looking beyond my full plate

By mrs

Guest mom blogger writes found less joy in her family’s Thanksgiving thinking her neighbors might have nothing for their meal. She finds the arguing and infighting that seems to permeate the food & farming industries to be just a little silly when 1 in 6 people are hungry in America.

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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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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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  […]