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Let's talk about food, farms & hunger mpaynknoper 286 views Why not celebrate food and agriculture as a part of Blog Action Day, Food Day - or any day? MPK shares perspective on technology on the farm, the families still producing ...
Young Farmers on Twitter, Diapers & Family Values.m4v mpaynknoper 203 views Get a glimpse of the family values of today's farmers. Zach and Anna Hunnicutt live in rural Nebraska with their two young children on a farm that brings you popcorn, corn ...
Agvocacy Tips for Farmers in Minnesota mpaynknoper 87 views What is the real story of farmers? Why should agriculture care enough to speak out? Michele Payn-Knoper, professional agriculture speaker and farm girl, shares some her key...
NSA UNconference Twitter Session with MPK mpaynknoper 187 views The top 10 reasons to NOT attend the Twitter session on the Social Media Intensive Track with Michele Payn-Knoper, CSP at the NSA UNConference in Atlanta. She "disinvites" ...
Farming Your Online Community Agvocast mpaynknoper 96 views Are you a farmer or part of an ag organzation needing help with bringing your social media presence up to speed? These agvocasts are a series of online trainings for agribu...
Twitter Techniques for Ag Tweeps & Tweets mpaynknoper 72 views Confused by Twitter? Wonder why it's worthwhile for a farm, ranch or ag group to tweet? What's a tweep, anyhow. Join the founder of #agchat, Michele Payn-Knoper, for this n...
Agvocacy Conf Buzz mpaynknoper 165 views
Kelly Goes A-Milking mpaynknoper 2,742 views Did you know that an udder feels like a hot dog? Odd description, especially for a cow named Panera! A Midwesterner learns firsthand on a family dairy farm in Indiana wher...
American Agri-Women Chris Wilson with MPK on Agvocacy mpaynknoper 175 views American Agri-Women President Chris Wilson talk with agricultural speaker about the importance of women speaking out on behalf of family farms. She believe moms and grandmo...
Large California Farmer Discusses Leadership mpaynknoper 180 views Cannon Michael has a large agribusiness operation in California. He's today's family farmer, producing vegetables for you plate, cotton for your shirt and food for your fam...

About Michele Payn-Knoper, Professional Speaker & Ag Strategist

Connecting farm gate to food plate, Michele Payn-Knoper is a professional speaker in the agriculture, food, farm and nutrition arenas. More details at http://www.causematters.com, including her blog. Clients include agribusiness, Farm Bureaus, dietetic association and agrifood groups. MPK is especially passionate about giving a voice to the people who feed the world and building engaged communities to further that cause.

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Jan 24, 2012

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Aug 26, 2007

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Michele Payn-Knoper personifies passion. As a Certified Speaking Professional, advocacy expert and author, Michele encourages all of her clients and audiences to connect with people's hot buttons and speak their language. She provides insight with high levels of interaction - whether it's building a connection between farm gate and food, social media, advocacy or fundraising. Widely known as a change agent, MPK is a speaker delivering high energy training programs, workshops and motivational keynotes.

Utilizing her diverse professional experience in the farming agribusiness and not-for-profit sectors, Michele founded Cause Matters Corp. in 2001. Cause Matters Corp. focuses on agricultural advocacy, nutrition education, community engagement and social media. Michele's goal is for you to be able to communicate about why your cause matters. Call 765.427.4426 or see http://www.causematters.com for more info.

Michele holds degrees in Agricultural Communications and Animal Science from Michigan State University, where she is past president of College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Alumni Association. Career highlights include a Regional Directorship for the National FFA Foundation, where she sold over $5 million in corporate sponsorships and led campaigns to develop community support for various Foundation expansions. She has also marketed and sold dairy genetics to more than 25 countries, managed e-business accounts and presented training programs in developing countries. MPK's strong belief in community-building volunteerism stems from experience on four continents, including work in the Ukraine and Egypt, through United States Agency for International Development (USAID) projects.

Payn-Knoper continues to thrive on the power of helping people connect around the world. As a member of the National Speakers Association, Michele founded a professional networking group for generation X and Y speakers. She has also developed numerous online communities and is active in a variety of social networks, focused on building stronger connections between the farm gate and consumer plate. Connect with through any of these channels:
http://facebook.com/causematters
http://twitter.com/mpaynknoper
http://causematters.com/blog

Hometown

Lebanon

Country

United States

Occupation

Professional Speaker, Trainer, Author, Advocate

Companies

Cause Matters Corp.

Schools

Michigan State University

Interests

Food, Farm, farming, ag advocacy, agriculture, mom, parenthood, speaking, fitness nutrition