Careers in Agriculture

By Michele Payn

Agchat session 4/13/2010 Question 1: What should those in agriculture do to advance their career? Question 2: What is the forecast for jobs in the agriculture sector in the next 10-20 years? Will there be more or fewer jobs available? Question 3: Do you intend to enter (or already are) a full time ag career…

Agriculture and Social Media

By Michele Payn

Agchat session 4/06/2010 Question 1: How can social media improve communications between farmers and consumers? Question 2: How has social media changed how you interact and share agriculture’s story? Question 3: What devices do you use for consuming social media? What do you want to use? Question 4: How can we get more farmers and/or…

Locking Elbows

By Michele Payn

In order for agriculture to be in a proactive position long-term and get the REAL story about farming out there, it’s going to take all of us locking elbows. In the last couple of years, I’ve discovered that social media is one of the best places to do that.

2010 Global Ag Outlook

By Michele Payn

Agchat session 3/30/2010 Question 1: Global is so large. What would be the one or two global priority ag issues to bring to focus? Question 2: How does the growing need for energy worldwide affect agriculture, both short-term and long-term? Question 3: Does agriculture in other countries face as many outside critics as American ag…

Celebrating the AgChat Community

By Michele Payn

AgChat has had over 2,000 people from eight countries and five continents participate. Founder Michele Payn reviews how the first AgChat a year ago had 20 or so people, which quickly escalated to 75 and has now grown to more than 190 participants a last month. Typically there are around 130 people who send 1,500 to 2,000 messages over the two-hour period – but the value goes beyond the weekly conversation.

Water and Water Issues

By Michele Payn

Agchat session 3/23/2010 Question 1: What can/should farmers do to protect quality of surface and ground water? Question 2: Would you incorporate algae tech and/or hydroponics to handle nutrient runoff if there was an ongoing ROI? Question 3: People talk about food security. Are farmers feeling ‘H2O secure’ for what they want to do? How…

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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

    […] head over to https://causematters.com. My “Gate to Plage” blog was incorporated into my new website in July 2010. It has all the resources you see here, plus a whole lot of connections for farm, […]



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

    […] 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  […]