Cause Matters Corp.

Cause Matters Corp. is a PR firm specializing in agriculture. It was founded by Michele Payn-Knoper in 2001. On its website, Cause Matters Corp identifies the Humane Society of the United States, Farm Sanctuary, PETA, Animal Liberation Front, Earth Liberation Front, Greenpeace, and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine as "anti-agriculture activist groups."

Clients
A partial list of clients includes:


 * Ag Retailer Magazine
 * AgrIInstitute
 * AgroCulture Liquid Fertilizer
 * Alpha Zeta
 * Ag CIO Roundtable
 * American Agri-Women
 * American Agricultural Economics Association
 * American Agricultural Editors Association Byline
 * American Farm Bureau Federation
 * AFBF Staff Institute
 * American Soybean Association
 * Arizona Farm Bureau
 * Bayer CropScience
 * California Farm Bureau Young Farmers
 * Canadian Meat Business Magazine
 * CNFA/USAID Ukraine
 * East Central Iowa Women's Conference
 * Eastern Michigan Grain
 * Elanco Animal Health
 * Feed & Grain Magazine
 * Florida Farm Bureau Women's Program
 * Holstein Foundation
 * Holstein Foundation Young Dairy Leaders Institute
 * Illinois Commodity Conference
 * Illinois Farm Bureau
 * Indiana Agricultural Leadership Institute
 * Indiana Christmas Tree Growers Association
 * Indiana Division of Soil Conservation
 * Indiana Farm Bureau
 * Indiana Society of Association Executives
 * Indiana State Department of Agriculture
 * International Agri-Center/World Ag Expo
 * International Agricultural Leadership Alumni
 * International Food Information Council
 * Iowa Association of Agriculture Educators
 * Iowa Farm Bureau
 * Iowa Farm Bureau Leadership Program
 * Iowa Farm Bureau Family Conference
 * Iowa Pork Producers Association
 * J.R. Simplot
 * Kansas Farm Bureau
 * Kentucky Tourism Council
 * Kewaunee County Ag Power
 * Lancaster Chamber of Commerce & Industry
 * Leadership Farm Bureau - California
 * Michigan Agri-Business Association
 * Michigan Association of Fairs and Exhibitions
 * Michigan Farm Bureau Project LEAD
 * Michigan Farm Bureau Young Farmers
 * Michigan Farm Report
 * Michigan Farmland & Community Alliance
 * Michigan FFA Foundation
 * Michigan Society of Association Executives
 * Michigan State University
 * Mid-America CropLife Association
 * Midwest Pork Expo
 * Milk Promotion Services of Indiana
 * Minnesota Ag & Rural Leadership Program
 * Minnesota Agri-Growth Council
 * Minnesota Feed and Grain Association
 * Monsanto Company
 * MUCIA Egypt
 * NAMA
 * National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
 * National Corn Growers Association
 * National FFA Alumni Association
 * National FFA Alumni State Leaders
 * National Milk Producers Association
 * National PAS Organization
 * National Pork Board
 * National Promotion & Education Conference
 * Nationwide Insurance
 * Nebraska Alumni & Young Farmers
 * Nebraska Farm Bureau
 * New Mexico Women in Agriculture
 * North American Farm Show Council
 * North Carolina Farm Bureau
 * Ohio Women in Agriculture
 * Oklahoma Women in Agriculture & Small Business
 * Ontario Agri-Food Education
 * Penn-State University
 * Pfizer Animal Health
 * Philip Morris Agri Leadership Program
 * Pioneer Hi-Bred International
 * Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin
 * Purdue University
 * Rocky Mountain Association of Fairs
 * Royster-Clark, Inc.
 * Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association
 * Schoharie Chamber of Commerce
 * South Carolina Farm Bureau
 * Specialty Hybrids
 * State of Indiana
 * Tourism Indiana
 * Tri-State Management Conference
 * UDIM
 * United Dairy Institute of Michigan
 * United Soybean Board
 * U.S. Grains Council
 * Vita Plus
 * Western Fairs Association
 * Wisconsin Dietetic Association
 * Wisconsin Association of Fairs
 * Wyoming Farm Bureau
 * York County Agribusiness Council
 * Young Dairy Leaders Institute

Anti-Agriculture Groups
On its website, Cause Matters Corp. identifies a number of environmental, animal rights, consumer advocacy, and sustainable food organizations as "anti-agriculture." This list includes:


 * Animal Legal Defense Fund
 * Animal Rights TV
 * Animal Welfare Institute
 * Consumers Union
 * Environmental Working Group
 * Farm Animal Rights Move
 * Farm Sanctuary
 * Food and Water Watch
 * Friends of the Earth
 * GRACE
 * Greenpeace
 * Humane Farming Association
 * Humane Scorecard
 * Humane Society of U.S.
 * King Corn Movie
 * Let’s Act Now
 * Meatrix
 * Mercy For Animals
 * Milk Sucks
 * NOTmilk
 * PCRM
 * PETA
 * PETA for Kids
 * Pew Commission
 * Sierra Club
 * Striking at the Roots
 * The Skinny Bitch
 * Vegan Outreach

Contact Information

 * Cause Matters Corp.
 * P.O. Box 92 Lebanon, IN 46052 USA
 * Phone: (765) 427-4426
 * Web: http://www.causematters.com
 * Email: mpk@causematters.com

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