Michele Payn-Knoper

Bio

Certified Speaking Professional Michele Payn-Knoper is a leader in the ag advocacy movement. She works relentlessly as a professional speaker, writer and consultant to give a voice to the people in the business of raising food, fuel, fiber and feed. MPK founded Cause Matters Corp. to help people understand how to champion their cause, particularly for audiences with a concern about agriculture and farming. Michele's team helps you build communities for ag advocacy, economic development, fundraising & social media. She walks her talk and founded #agchat on Twitter in April 2009, a streaming conversation on Tues., 8-10 p.m. ET, for tweeps interested in ag or food. You can learn more through the following sites. Keynotes, Training & Consulting: http://www.mpk.info Blog: http://causematters.wordpress.com Facebook Connecting Food Consumers & Producers: http://tinyurl.com/dbtfe8 LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/michelepaynknoper Twitter: http://twitter.com/mpaynknoper Michele has helped clients around the world build a stronger connection between the consumer plate & farm gate. 20+ State Farm Bureaus American Soybean Association American Agri-Women American Farm Bureau Federation Canadian Meat Business Magazine CNFA/USAID Ukraine Elanco Animal Health Holstein Foundation Illinois Commodity Conference Indiana Christmas Tree Growers Association Indiana Society of Association Executives Indiana State Department of Agriculture International Agricultural Leadership Alumni Iowa Association of Agriculture Educators Michigan FFA Foundation Minnesota Grain and Feed Association Monsanto Company MUCIA Egypt NAMA National Cattlemen's Beef Association National Corn Growers Association National Milk Producers Federation National Pork Board Nationwide Insurance New Mexico Women in Agriculture North American Farm Show Council Ontario Agri-Food Education Pioneer Hi-Bred International Professional Dairy Producers of WI